CVE-2008-2166

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the search module in Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 before SP9 and 7.0 before Update 2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unknown parameters in index.jsp.

Published: 2008-05-13 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-2166 is rated Moderate Risk (45.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.88%). EPSS rose +1.35% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-2166

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 0.53% 1.88% +1.35%
2 2025-03-30 0.44% 0.53% +0.09%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.44% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-2166

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-2008-2166

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-2166

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sun java_system_web_server 6.1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_server:6.1:*:aix:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_server 6.1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_server:6.1:*:hp_ux:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_server 6.1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_server:6.1:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_server 6.1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_server:6.1:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_server 6.1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_server:6.1:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_server 6.1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_server:6.1:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_server 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_server:7.0:*:hp_ux:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_server 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_server:7.0:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_server 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_server:7.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_server 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_server:7.0:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_server 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_server:7.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-2166

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