# CVE-2008-1972: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the user account creation feature in Exponent CMS 0.96.6-GA20071003 and earlier, when

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2008-04-27 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the user account creation feature in Exponent CMS 0.96.6-GA20071003 and earlier, when the Allow Registration? configuration option is enabled, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) username, (2) firstname, (3) lastname, and (4) e-mail address fields. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/29875
- http://www.exponentcms.org/index.php?action=view&id=64&module=newsmodule&src=%40random44fe03276195
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=592961&group_id=118524
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41878
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28834

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