CVE-2008-0218

Exp

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin/index.html in Merak IceWarp Mail Server allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the message parameter. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

Published: 2008-01-10 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-0218 is rated Exploit Available (53.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.40%). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-0218

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
31001 exploit_db edb 2008-01-08 Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-0218

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-07-13 0.35% 0.40% +0.05%
2 2025-03-17 1.80% 0.35% -1.45%
3 2025-01-28 1.80%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-0218

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-0218

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-0218

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
merak icewarp_mail_server cpe:2.3:a:merak:icewarp_mail_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-0218

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