CVE-2008-0617

Exp

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the DMSGuestbook 1.7.0 plugin for WordPress allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) file parameter to wp-admin/admin.php, or the (2) messagefield parameter in the guestbook page, and the (3) title parameter in the messagearea.

Published: 2008-02-06 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-0617 is rated High Exploit Risk (63.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.66%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +2.26% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-0617

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-0617

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 2026-06-15 0.40% 2.66% +2.26%
2 2025-03-30 0.79% 0.40% -0.39%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.79% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-0617

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-2008-0617

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-0617

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
dmsguestbook_project dmsguestbook 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:dmsguestbook_project:dmsguestbook:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

References for CVE-2008-0617

URL Tags
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3615 Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487437/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27575 Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5035 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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