CVE-2008-3968

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in userlist.php in PunBB before 1.2.20 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the p parameter.

Published: 2008-09-11 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-3968 is rated Moderate Risk (40.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.22%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-3968

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 0.47% 1.22% +0.75%
2 2025-03-17 0.25% 0.47% +0.22%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.25% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-3968

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-2008-3968

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2008-3968

Solution: Patch information - http://punbb.informer.com/downloads.php

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-3968

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
punbb punbb <= 1.2.19 cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
punbb punbb 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
punbb punbb 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
punbb punbb 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
punbb punbb 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.0:beta1a:*:*:*:*:*:*
punbb punbb 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
punbb punbb 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
punbb punbb 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
punbb punbb 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
punbb punbb 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
punbb punbb 1.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
punbb punbb 1.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
punbb punbb 1.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
punbb punbb 1.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
punbb punbb 1.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
punbb punbb 1.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
punbb punbb 1.2.11 cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
punbb punbb 1.2.13 cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
punbb punbb 1.2.15 cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
punbb punbb 1.2.16 cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-3968

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