MEDIUM
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin.php in LifeType 1.2.7 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the searchTerms parameter in an editArticleCategories operation (aka an admin category search)
Published May 13, 2008
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.29%
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin.php in LifeType 1.2.7 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the searchTerms parameter in an editArticleCategories operation (aka an admin category search).
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.29% 0.01292
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01292
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.29% (0.01292) | 69.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.29% (0.01292) | 66.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.50% (0.00503) | 64.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.29% (0.00290) | 69.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.28% (0.00282) | 67.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.28% (0.00282) | 63.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 2, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 70.87th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 49.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (8)
- http://lifetype.net/post/2008/05/04/lifetype-1.2.8-released x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30075 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3871 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://wiki.lifetype.net/index.php/Release_notes_Lifetype_1.2.8 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491550/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491597/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29017 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42151 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lifetype.net/post/2008/05/04/lifetype-1.2.8-released | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/30075 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3871 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://wiki.lifetype.net/index.php/Release_notes_Lifetype_1.2.8 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491550/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491597/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29017 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42151 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 13, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved May 13, 2008
Link CVE-2008-2178
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a