CVE-2008-0582

Cross-zone scripting vulnerability in the Internet Explorer web control in Skype 3.1 through 3.6.0.244 on Windows allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML in the Local Machine Zone via the Full Name field of a reviewer of a business item entry, accessible through (1) the SkypeFind dialog and (2) a skype:?skypefind URI for the skype: URI handler.

Published: 2008-02-05 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-0582 is rated Moderate Risk (49/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.60%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.93% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-0582

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 0.68% 2.60% +1.93%
2 2025-10-06 0.79% 0.68% -0.11%
3 2025-03-17 0.79%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-0582

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-2008-0582

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-0582

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
skype_technologies skype 3.1 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype_technologies skype 3.2 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype_technologies skype 3.6.0.244 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.6.0.244:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-0582

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