CVE-2008-1894

Exp

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in desktoplaunch/InfoView/logon/logon.object in BusinessObjects InfoView XI R2 SP1, SP2, and SP3 Java version before FixPack 3.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the cms parameter.

Published: 2008-04-18 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-1894 is rated Exploit Available (54.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.53%). Core evidence: 1 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-2008-1894

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-1894

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 2025-03-30 0.44% 0.53% +0.09%
2 2025-03-29 0.53% 0.44% -0.09%
3 2025-03-17 0.53%

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-1894

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-2008-1894

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-1894

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
businessobjects infoview <= xi_r2 cpe:2.3:a:businessobjects:infoview:*:sp3_fp3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*
businessobjects infoview <= xi_r2 cpe:2.3:a:businessobjects:infoview:*:sp3_ft3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*
businessobjects infoview <= xi_r2 cpe:2.3:a:businessobjects:infoview:*:sp3_ft3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
businessobjects infoview <= xi_r2 cpe:2.3:a:businessobjects:infoview:*:sp3_ft3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*
businessobjects infoview <= xi_r2 cpe:2.3:a:businessobjects:infoview:*:sp3_ft3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*
businessobjects infoview xi_r2 cpe:2.3:a:businessobjects:infoview:xi_r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
businessobjects infoview xi_r2 cpe:2.3:a:businessobjects:infoview:xi_r2:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-1894

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