Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2008-5979 is a cross-site scripting issue in Ocean12 Mailing List Manager Gold. A remote attacker could inject script or HTML through the Email parameter on default.asp. Business risk depends on whether this legacy mailing-list application is still publicly reachable. Exposure is likely limited to organizations still running Ocean12 Mailing List Manager Gold with default.asp reachable by users or the internet. Exact affected versions are not specified in the sources. Treat this as a legacy exposure check, not an emergency based on current evidence. Prioritize removal, isolation, or vendor-supported upgrade if the product is still internet-facing. Mitigation focus: Check Ocean12 or archived vendor guidance for an official fix or upgrade path.; Remove or replace unsupported Ocean12 Mailing List Manager Gold deployments.; Restrict public access to default.asp where business use is not required..
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CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- 7319CVE reference · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- mailinglist-default-xss(47022)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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