CVE-2008-1225

Exp

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in WebCT Campus Edition 4.1.5.8, when "Don't wrap text" is enabled, allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a (1) mail message or (2) discussion board message. NOTE: this might overlap CVE-2005-1076.

Published: 2008-03-10 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-1225 is rated Exploit Available (55.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.51%). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-1225

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
31337 exploit_db edb 2007-06-25 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-1225

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 2025-04-30 0.35% 0.51% +0.16%
2 2025-03-30 0.25% 0.35% +0.10%
3 2025-03-29 0.25%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-1225

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-2008-1225

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-1225

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
webct webct 4.1.5.8 cpe:2.3:a:webct:webct:4.1.5.8:*:campus_edition:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-1225

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