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Vulnerability · CVE-2008-2398

appserv_open_project appserv Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Published Jun 7, 2025 · catalog updated Jun 7, 2025 · appserv_open_project appserv Improper Neutralization

Patch now

CVE-2008-2398 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm appserv_open_project appserv Improper Neutralization against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

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  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (appserv_open_project appserv Improper Neutralization).
Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
6.23%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
stated appserv · vendor appserv_open_project appserv

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php in AppServ Open Project 2.5.10 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the appservlang parameter.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • stated appserv<= 2.5.10
  • vendor appserv_open_project appservversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2008-2398

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2008-2398 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm appserv_open_project appserv Improper Neutralization against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with <= 2.5.10. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 6.23%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jun 7, 2025 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php in AppServ Open Project 2.5.10 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the appservlang parameter.

  2. Jun 7, 2025 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2008-2398

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2008-2398

    30-day exploitation probability 6.2%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2008-2398

    Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php in AppServ Open Project 2.5.10 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the appservlang parameter.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.