CVE-2008-0971

What it is

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in index.cgi in Barracuda Spam Firewall (BSF) before 3.5.12.007, Message Archiver before 1.2.1.002, Web Filter before 3.3.0.052, IM Firewall before 3.1.01.017, and Load Balancer before 2.3.024 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the Policy Name field in Search Based Retention Policy in Message Archiver; unspecified parameters in the (2) IP Configuration, (3) Administration, (4) Journal Accounts, (5) Retention Policy, and (6) GroupWise Sync components in Message Archiver; (7) input to search operations in Web Filter; and (8) input used in error messages and (9) hidden INPUT elements in (a) Spam Firewall, (b) IM Firewall, and (c) Web Filter.

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited over the network with a login. Limited direct impact.

Exploit odds

1.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).

Fix

A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

1. 2008-12-19 17:30 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-06-16 22:50 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

• Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
• Exploit odds: 1.5% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
• Severity: 3.5 LOW (CVSS).
• Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published

2008-12-19 17:30 UTC

Last modified

2026-06-16 22:50 UTC

Exploit probability

1.5% · EPSS, next 30 days

Weakness

CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting

Record status

Modified

Affected

• Barracuda Networks Barracuda Im Firewall ≤ 3.0.01.008
• Barracuda Networks Barracuda Load Balancer ≤ 2.2.006
• Barracuda Networks Barracuda Message Archiver ≤ 1.1.0.010
• Barracuda Networks Barracuda Spam Firewall ≤ 3.5.11.020
• Barracuda Networks Barracuda Web Filter ≤ 3.3.0.038

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 3.5

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

Medium

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

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