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CVE-2008-5266 Sun Java System Application Server

Affected softwareSun Java System Application Server
Severity4.3 Medium CVSS 2.0
WeaknessCross-site scripting (CWE-79)
Published28 Nov 2008
Updated16 Jun 2026

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in configuration/httpListenerEdit.jsf in the GlassFish 2 UR2 b04 webadmin interface in Sun Java System Application Server 9.1_01 build b09d-fcs and 9.1_02 build b04-fcs allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the name parameter, a different vector than CVE-2008-2751.

Exploitation status

Working exploit published

A reviewed exploit catalogue lists ready-to-run exploit code for this CVE.

  • CISA KEV not listed
  • VulnCheck KEV not listed
  • CISA Vulnrichment no assessment published
  • Indexed PoC 1 indexed Published artifacts you can open, in Exploit-DB; first seen 2008-06-10.
  • EPSS 5.4% chance in 30 days
IndexArtifactStarsFirst seen
Exploit-DB Sun GlassFish 2.1 - 'name' Cross-Site Scripting 2008-06-10

Waratek protection

Mitigation candidate

A kind of vulnerability Waratek's rules address, with exploit code published or exploitation reported. No rule exists and none is planned yet. The decision below says what we found to build a rule from.

  • Protection none
  • Action unverified
  • Review automated Inferred
  • Record active
Decided by An indexed exploit clearing the evidence bar to reverse-engineer, where there is no source to read
Finding Mitigation candidate: 1 public proof-of-concept exploit(s) are indexed for this CVE (exploit-db), but the affected code is not open source. That makes an ARMR patch rule a candidate rather than a plan. The exploit gives a reproducible entry point to trace inward from and a test to validate a hook against, which is what makes reverse engineering tractable at all. No rule exists and none is scheduled: the hook point must be recovered by decompiling the affected code, and a closer look may find none that ARMR can act on.

Affected software and releases

Products and versions

2 products, 3 version entries
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected versions
nvd oracle glassfish server generic 2.0
nvd sun java system application server generic 9.1_01:b09d-fcs · 9.1_02:b04-fcs

References

URLTags
http://secunia.com/advisories/30604 Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4659
http://webappsecurity.wordpress.com/2008/06/11/xss-glassfish-web-admin-interface-sun-java-system-application/
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493243/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29646
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47029

Timeline

Published2008-11-28By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified2026-06-16NVD's own last-modified date for this record.