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CVE-2008-6550 (GCVE-0-2008-6550)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2009-03-30 01:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 11:34
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Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in glossaire.php in Glossaire 2.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the letter parameter. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
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References
Date Public
2008-04-04 00:00
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