CVE-2008-0454

Cross-zone scripting vulnerability in the Internet Explorer web control in Skype 3.6.0.244, and earlier 3.5.x and 3.6.x versions, on Windows allows user-assisted remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML in the Local Machine Zone via the Title field of a (1) Dailymotion and possibly (2) Metacafe movie in the Skype video gallery, accessible through a search within the "Add video to chat" dialog, aka "videomood XSS."

Published: 2008-01-25 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-0454 is rated High Risk (73.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 43.65%, 97th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +2.34% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-0454

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 2026-02-20 41.32% 43.65% +2.34%
2 2025-06-10 39.29% 41.32% +2.03%
3 2025-03-30 39.29%

Full EPSS history (20 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-0454

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-0454

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-0454

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft internet_explorer cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype_technologies skype <= 3.6.0.244 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype_technologies skype 3.5 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype_technologies skype 3.6 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-0454

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