CVE-2008-6096

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Juniper NetScreen ScreenOS before 5.4r10, 6.0r6, and 6.1r2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the user name parameter to the (1) web interface login page or the (2) telnet login page.

Published: 2009-02-09 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-6096 is rated Low Risk (34.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.29%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-6096

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 2025-03-17 0.22% 0.29% +0.07%
2 2023-03-07 1.21% 0.22% -0.99%
3 2022-02-04 1.21%

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-6096

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-2008-6096

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-6096

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
juniper netscreen_screenos 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:juniper:netscreen_screenos:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos <= 5.4.0r9.0 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 2.5.0 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 2.6.0 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 2.6.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 2.6.1r1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:2.6.1r1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 2.6.1r2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:2.6.1r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 2.6.1r3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:2.6.1r3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 2.6.1r4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:2.6.1r4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 2.6.1r5 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:2.6.1r5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 2.6.1r6 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:2.6.1r6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 2.6.1r7 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:2.6.1r7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 2.6.1r8 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:2.6.1r8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 2.6.1r9 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:2.6.1r9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 2.6.1r10 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:2.6.1r10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 2.6.1r11 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:2.6.1r11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 2.6.1r12 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:2.6.1r12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 2.7.0 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 2.7.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 2.7.1r1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:2.7.1r1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 2.7.1r2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:2.7.1r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 2.7.1r3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:2.7.1r3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 3.0.0r1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:3.0.0r1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 3.0.0r2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:3.0.0r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 3.0.0r3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:3.0.0r3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 3.0.0r4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:3.0.0r4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 3.0.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 3.0.1r1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:3.0.1r1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 3.0.1r2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:3.0.1r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 3.0.1r3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:3.0.1r3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 3.0.1r4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:3.0.1r4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 3.0.1r5 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:3.0.1r5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 3.0.1r6 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:3.0.1r6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 3.0.1r7 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:3.0.1r7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 3.0.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 3.0.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 3.0.3r1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:3.0.3r1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 3.0.3r1.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:3.0.3r1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 3.0.3r2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:3.0.3r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 3.0.3r3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:3.0.3r3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 3.0.3r4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:3.0.3r4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 3.0.3r5 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:3.0.3r5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 3.0.3r6 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:3.0.3r6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 3.0.3r7 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:3.0.3r7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 3.0.3r8 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:3.0.3r8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 3.1.0 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 3.1.0r1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:3.1.0r1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 3.1.0r2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:3.1.0r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 3.1.0r3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:3.1.0r3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 3.1.0r4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:3.1.0r4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 3.1.0r5 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:3.1.0r5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 3.1.0r6 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:3.1.0r6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 3.1.0r7 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:3.1.0r7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 3.1.0r8 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:3.1.0r8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 3.1.0r9 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:3.1.0r9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 3.1.0r10 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:3.1.0r10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 3.1.0r11 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:3.1.0r11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 3.1.0r12 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:3.1.0r12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 4.0.0 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 4.0.0 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:4.0.0:*:dial:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 4.0.0 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:4.0.0:*:dial2:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 4.0.0r1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:4.0.0r1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 4.0.0r2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:4.0.0r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 4.0.0r3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:4.0.0r3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 4.0.0r4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:4.0.0r4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 4.0.0r5 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:4.0.0r5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 4.0.0r6 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:4.0.0r6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 4.0.0r7 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:4.0.0r7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 4.0.0r8 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:4.0.0r8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 4.0.0r9 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:4.0.0r9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 4.0.0r10 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:4.0.0r10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 4.0.0r11 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:4.0.0r11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 4.0.0r12 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:4.0.0r12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 4.0.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 4.0.1r1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:4.0.1r1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 4.0.1r2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:4.0.1r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 4.0.1r3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:4.0.1r3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper netscreen_screenos 4.0.1r4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:4.0.1r4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-6096

cvelogic Threat Intelligence