Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2008-2751

medium Nessus Plugin ID 251895

Synopsis

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.

Description

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

- Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Glassfish webadmin interface in Sun Java System Application Server 9.1_01 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) propertyForm:propertyContentPage:propertySheet:propertSectionTextField:jndiProp:JndiNew, (2) propertyForm:propertyContentPage:propertySheet:propertSectionTextField:resTypeProp:resType, (3) propertyForm:propertyContentPage:propertySheet:propertSectionTextField:factoryClassProp:factoryClass, or (4) propertyForm:propertyContentPage:propertySheet:propertSectionTextField:descProp:desc parameter to (a) resourceNode/customResourceNew.jsf; the (5) propertyForm:propertyContentPage:propertySheet:propertSectionTextField:jndiProp:JndiNew, (6) propertyForm:propertyContentPage:propertySheet:propertSectionTextField:resTypeProp:resType, (7) propertyForm:propertyContentPage:propertySheet:propertSectionTextField:factoryClassProp:factoryClass, (8) propertyForm:propertyContentPage:propertySheet:propertSectionTextField:jndiLookupProp:jndiLookup, or (9) propertyForm:propertyContentPage:propertySheet:propertSectionTextField:descProp:desc parameter to (b) resourceNode/externalResourceNew.jsf; the (10) propertyForm:propertySheet:propertSectionTextField:jndiProp:Jndi, (11) propertyForm:propertySheet:propertSectionTextField:nameProp:name, or (12) propertyForm:propertySheet:propertSectionTextField:descProp:desc parameter to (c) resourceNode/jmsDestinationNew.jsf; the (13) propertyForm:propertySheet:generalPropertySheet:jndiProp:Jndi or (14) propertyForm:propertySheet:generalPropertySheet:descProp:cd parameter to (d) resourceNode/jmsConnectionNew.jsf; the (15) propertyForm:propertySheet:propertSectionTextField:jndiProp:jnditext or (16) propertyForm:propertySheet:propertSectionTextField:descProp:desc parameter to (e) resourceNode/jdbcResourceNew.jsf; the (17) propertyForm:propertyContentPage:propertySheet:propertSectionTextField:nameProp:name, (18) propertyForm:propertyContentPage:propertySheet:propertSectionTextField:classNameProp:classname, or (19) propertyForm:propertyContentPage:propertySheet:propertSectionTextField:loadOrderProp:loadOrder parameter to (f) applications/lifecycleModulesNew.jsf; or the (20) propertyForm:propertyContentPage:propertySheet:generalPropertySheet:jndiProp:name, (21) propertyForm:propertyContentPage:propertySheet:generalPropertySheet:resTypeProp:resType, or (22) propertyForm:propertyContentPage:propertySheet:generalPropertySheet:dbProp:db parameter to (g) resourceNode/jdbcConnectionPoolNew1.jsf. (CVE-2008-2751)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-2751

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 251895

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2008_2751.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 8/19/2025

Updated: 8/19/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2008-2751

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:glassfish

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, global_settings/vendor_unpatched, Host/OS/identifier

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/16/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-2751