# CVE-2008-5647: Trac has vulnerability in HTML sanitizer filter

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2008-5647-trac-has-vulnerability-in-html-sanitizer-filter  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2008-12-17  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2008-5647 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2008-12-17

Unspecified vulnerability in the HTML sanitizer filter in Trac before 0.11.2 allows attackers to conduct phishing attacks via unknown attack vectors.

Technologies: [trac (PyPI)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/trac). Vendors: [PyPI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/pypi).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2008-5647 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2008-5647 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2008-5647?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 17 December 2008.

**Which products and versions are affected?** trac (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=0.11.2.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2008-5647?** Yes. trac (PyPI): upgrade to 0.11.2 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2008-5647?** Check whether you run trac (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- trac (PyPI): upgrade to 0.11.2 or later

  ```sh
  pip install "trac>=0.11.2"
  ```


## Affected products

- trac (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=0.11.2

## Identifiers

- CVE-2008-5647
- GHSA-ww53-wxxr-8f9w
- PYSEC-2008-7

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