Is CVE-2008-0971 actively exploited?

CVE-2008-0971 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2026-04-23.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-0971?

CVE-2008-0971 has a CVSS score of 3.5 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2008-0971?

Patch guidance is available from barracuda networks security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2008-0971.

CVE-2008-0971 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2008-0971?

5 products: barracuda networks barracuda im firewall, barracuda networks barracuda load balancer, barracuda networks barracuda message archiver, barracuda networks barracuda spam firewall, barracuda networks barracuda web filter.

Description

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: medium
Auth: single
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: partial
Availability: none
Weaknesses: CWE-79 · Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

Metadata

Primary Vendor: BARRACUDA_NETWORKS
Published: 12/19/2008
Last Modified: 4/23/2026
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

barracuda_networks : barracuda_im_firewallbarracuda_networks : barracuda_load_balancerbarracuda_networks : barracuda_message_archiverbarracuda_networks : barracuda_spam_firewallbarracuda_networks : barracuda_web_filter

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD