CVE-2008-1846 (GCVE-0-2008-1846)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-04-16 17:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 08:40
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Summary
The default configuration of SAP NetWeaver before 7.0 SP15 does not enable the "Always Use Secure HTML Editor" (aka Editor Security or Secure Editing) parameter, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by entering feedback for a file.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
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Date Public
2008-04-09 00:00
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