CVE-2008-5098

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2 and 6.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-2904.

Published: 2008-11-17 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-5098 is rated Moderate Risk (44.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.95%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-5098

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 2026-06-17 1.94% 1.95% +0.02%
2 2026-06-15 0.50% 1.94% +1.44%
3 2025-08-02 — 0.50% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-5098

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-2008-5098

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2008-5098

Solution: http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-242186-1 5. Resolution This issue is addressed in the following releases: SPARC Platform * Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2 and 6.3 (for Solaris 9 and Solaris 10) with patch 120228-29 or later * Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.3 (64-bit Solaris) with patch 126479-10 or later x86 Platform * Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2 and 6.3 (for Solaris 9 and Solaris 10) with patch 120229-29 or later * Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.3 (64-bit) with patch 126480-10 or later Linux Platform * Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2 and 6.3 (for RHEL 3 and RHEL 4) with patch 120230-29 or later

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-5098

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sun java_system_messaging_server 6.2 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_messaging_server:6.2:-:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_messaging_server 6.2 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_messaging_server:6.2:-:x86:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_messaging_server 6.3 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_messaging_server:6.3:-:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_messaging_server 6.3 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_messaging_server:6.3:-:x86:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-5098

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