CVE-2008-2991

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

16.51% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 96.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

6.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2008-07-09 18:00Z18 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-04-23 15:43Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2008-07-02

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 6.1)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weaknesses

• CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')Base

Data version

5.1

Document digest

e1a3ce8c8ab7c266c15d632cb9bc3a23702aa621c374f44777c0352afcaf7a25

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• www.vupen.comADV-2008-2026http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2026/referencesvdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
• secunia.com31001http://secunia.com/advisories/31001third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
• securitytracker.com1020442http://securitytracker.com/id?1020442vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
• www.adobe.comhttp://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-16.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRM