xchat: command execution when xchat is started from the browser
Published Jun 24, 2008
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 15.38%
Description
Argument injection vulnerability in XChat 2.8.7b and earlier on Windows, when Internet Explorer is used, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the --command parameter in an ircs:// URI.
Affected products
No data.
Running on/with
- n/a
- n/a
- ≤ 2.8.7b
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of XChat as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
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.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (23 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 15.38% (0.15379) | 96.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 15.38% (0.15379) | 96.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 14, 2025 | 31.19% (0.31187) | 96.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 24, 2025 | 19.92% (0.19922) | 95.15th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 17.92% (0.17916) | 94.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 40.12% (0.40124) | 95.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 26, 2025 | 17.92% (0.17916) | 94.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 15.65% (0.15650) | 93.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 19.09% (0.19090) | 94.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 15.00% (0.15002) | 95.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 26, 2024 | 16.59% (0.16585) | 96.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 13, 2024 | 14.96% (0.14958) | 95.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 6, 2024 | 12.41% (0.12411) | 95.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 14.96% (0.14958) | 95.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 20, 2024 | 18.49% (0.18490) | 96.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 17.90% (0.17899) | 96.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 14.46% (0.14456) | 95.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 28, 2023 | 12.57% (0.12566) | 94.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 1, 2023 | 14.01% (0.14012) | 94.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2023 | 12.99% (0.12991) | 94.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 9.61% (0.09611) | 93.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 24.73% (0.24729) | 96.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 24.73% (0.24729) | 95.30th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://forum.xchat.org/viewtopic.php?t=4218 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30695 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29696 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-2841 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=452815 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43065 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2841
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2841
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5795 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://forum.xchat.org/viewtopic.php?t=4218 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/30695 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29696 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-2841 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=452815 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43065 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2841 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2841 | ||
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5795 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
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