CVE-2008-0757

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php in MercuryBoard 1.1.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the message parameter (aka the message text area), which leads to an injection in the messenger during private message (PM) preview. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Published: 2008-02-13 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-0757 is rated Low Risk (37.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.35%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-0757

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 2026-04-30 0.33% 0.35% +0.02%
2 2025-03-30 0.39% 0.33% -0.06%
3 2025-03-29 0.39%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-0757

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-2008-0757

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-0757

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mercuryboard mercuryboard_message_board <= 1.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:mercuryboard:mercuryboard_message_board:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-0757

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