CVE-2008-0808

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the meta plugin in Ikiwiki before 1.1.47 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via meta tags.

Published: 2008-02-18 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-0808 is rated Moderate Risk (40.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.24%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-0808

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 0.47% 1.24% +0.77%
2 2025-03-17 0.67% 0.47% -0.20%
3 2025-01-30 — 0.67% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-0808

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-2008-0808

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-0808

vendor priority summary link
debian low CVE-2008-0808 low priority: Debian including 1 source packages (ikiwiki), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-0808
ubuntu low CVE-2008-0808 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (ikiwiki), 7 status rows across 7 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, upstream): ignored 3, released 2, DNE 1, pending 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-0808

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-0808

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ikiwiki ikiwiki <= 1.46 cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ikiwiki ikiwiki 1.33.3 cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:1.33.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ikiwiki ikiwiki 2.31 cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:2.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-0808

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