CVE-2008-6565

Exp

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Invision Power Board 2.3.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an IFRAME tag in the signature.

Published: 2009-03-31 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-6565 is rated Exploit Available (57.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.45%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.18% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-6565

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
31541 exploit_db edb 2008-03-26 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-6565

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 0.26% 1.45% +1.18%
2 2026-05-21 0.18% 0.26% +0.08%
3 2026-03-31 — 0.18% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-6565

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-2008-6565

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-6565

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
invision_power_services invision_power_board <= 2.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 1.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 1.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 1.2 cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 1.3 cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 1.3.1_final cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:1.3.1_final:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 1.3_final cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:1.3_final:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 2.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 2.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 2.0.x cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:2.0.x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 2.0_alpha3 cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:2.0_alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 2.0_pdr3 cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:2.0_pdr3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 2.0_pf1 cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:2.0_pf1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 2.0_pf2 cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:2.0_pf2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 2.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 2.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 2.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 2.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 2.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 2.1.5_2006-03-08 cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:2.1.5_2006-03-08:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 2.1.5_2006-04-25 cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:2.1.5_2006-04-25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 2.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 2.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:2.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 2.1.x cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:2.1.x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 2.1_alpha2 cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:2.1_alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 2.1_beta2 cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:2.1_beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 2.1_beta3 cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:2.1_beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 2.1_beta4 cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:2.1_beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 2.1_beta5 cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:2.1_beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 2.1_rc1 cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:2.1_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 2.2 cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 2.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 2.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 2.3 cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-6565

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