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."
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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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)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.3 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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8.6 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |