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4.3

Crafty Syntax Live Help lets attackers run scripts

CVE-2008-1183 · published 18 years ago
Summary

The live‑help web pages in Crafty Syntax Live Help (versions before 2.14.6) can be tricked into running malicious code supplied by a remote user. This could let an attacker display fake content or steal information from visitors. Update to version 2.14.6 or later, or apply the vendor’s recommended patches, to stop the problem.

What to do

The CVE record does not list a fixed version. Check the vendor's site or the advisory links below - a fix may already be released.

Affected software
VendorProductAffected versions
crafty_syntax_live_help crafty_syntax_live_help 2.4.13
2.4.14
2.4.15
cpe:2.3:a:crafty_syntax_live_help:crafty_syntax_live_help:2.4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Original advisory text
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Crafty Syntax Live Help (CSLH) before 2.14.6 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified parameters to (1) l...
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Crafty Syntax Live Help (CSLH) before 2.14.6 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified parameters to (1) livehelp.php, (2) user_questions.php, and (3) leavemessage.php. NOTE: the lostsheep.php vector is covered by CVE-2008-0848.
References
Fix within
Internet-facing 60 days
Internal At next upgrade
  • Not known to be exploited
  • Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
  • Gives an attacker partial control (estimated)
Severity
4.3 Medium
Exploitation
1% chance of attack within 30 days
Type
CWE-79Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
Timeline
Published6 Mar 2008
Updated4 Nov 2026
First seen29 Sep 2026
Sources
CVE-2008-1183 · NVD
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