CVE-2008-2603

Unspecified vulnerability in the Resource Manager component in Oracle Database 10.1.0.5, 10.2.0.4, and 11.1.0.6, and Database Control in Enterprise Manager, has unknown impact and remote authenticated attack vectors. NOTE: the previous information was obtained from the Oracle July 2008 CPU. Oracle has not commented on reliable researcher claims that this is a cross-site scripting (XSS) issue that allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the REFRESHCHOICE parameter in multiple web pages.

Published: 2008-07-15 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-2603 is rated Low Risk (30.4/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.46%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-2603

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 2025-03-29 0.60% 0.46% -0.13%
2 2025-03-17 0.73% 0.60% -0.14%
3 2025-03-04 0.73%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-2603

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
3.5 2.0 LOW
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/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:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
6.8 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-2603

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-2603

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
oracle enterprise_manager 10.1.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:enterprise_manager:10.1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle enterprise_manager 10.2.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:enterprise_manager:10.2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle enterprise_manager 11.1.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:enterprise_manager:11.1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-2603

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