CVE-2008-1502
mediumpriority · track · 21EPSS 0.105 · 96 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The _bad_protocol_once function in phpgwapi/inc/class.kses.inc.php in KSES, as used in eGroupWare before 1.4.003, Moodle before 1.8.5, and other products, allows remote attackers to bypass HTML filtering and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a string containing crafted URL protocols.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.7–4.3
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affected products (45)
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advisories (1)
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- GHSA-v759-3wr5-p294Moodle vulnerable to Cross-site scripting2022-05-01ghsa · osvUS
The `_bad_protocol_once` function in `phpgwapi/inc/class.kses.inc.php` in KSES, as used in eGroupWare before 1.4.003, Moodle before 1.8.5, and other products, allows remote attackers to bypass HTML filtering and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a string containing crafted URL protocols.
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references (42)
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- http://docs.moodle.org/en/Release_Notes#Moodle_1.8.5enisa_euvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00006.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29491enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30073enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30986enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31017enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31018enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31167enisa_euvd
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