CVE-2008-5669

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2008-12-19 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

index.php in the comments preview section in Textpattern (aka Txp CMS) 4.0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long message parameter.

Affected products

TextPattern CMS: 4.0.5

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/28793
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4786
http://textpattern.com/weblog/310/textpattern-406-released
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487483/100/200/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27606
http://secunia.com/advisories/28793
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4786
http://textpattern.com/weblog/310/textpattern-406-released
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487483/100/200/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27606

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