CVE-2008-2103

Exp

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Bugzilla 2.17.2 and later allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the id parameter to the "Format for Printing" view or "Long Format" bug list.

Published: 2008-05-07 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-2103 is rated Exploit Available (56.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.35%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-2103

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

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-2103

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 0.71% 1.35% +0.64%
2 2026-06-02 0.62% 0.71% +0.09%
3 2025-03-30 0.62%

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-2103

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-2008-2103

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-2103

vendor priority summary link
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-2103
ubuntu medium CVE-2008-2103 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (bugzilla), 12 status rows across 12 suites (dapper, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, upstream): not-affected 7, ignored 4, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-2103

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-2103

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mozilla bugzilla 2.17.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.17.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.17.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.17.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.17.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.17.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.17.5 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.17.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.17.6 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.17.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.17.7 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.17.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.18 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.18:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.18 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.18:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.18 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.18:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.18.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.18.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.18.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.18.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.18.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.18.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.18.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.18.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.18.5 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.18.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.18.6 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.18.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.19.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.19.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.19.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.19.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.19.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.19.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.20 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.20:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.20 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.20:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.20.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.20.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.20.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.20.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.20.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.20.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.20.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.20.5 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.20.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.20.6 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.20.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.21.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.21.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.21.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.21.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.22 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.22 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.22:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.22.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.22.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.22.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.22.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.22.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.22.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.22.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.22.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.23 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.23.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.23.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.23.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.23.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.23.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.23.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.23.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.23.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.0_rc1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.0_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-2103

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