CVE-2008-2841

critical

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.

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5795

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43065

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29696

http://secunia.com/advisories/30695

http://forum.xchat.org/viewtopic.php?t=4218

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-06-24

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.15379