CVE-2008-6879

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apache Roller 2.3, 3.0, 3.1, and 4.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the q parameter in a search action.

Published: 2009-07-30 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-6879 is rated Moderate Risk (51.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.01%, 91th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +2.29% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-6879

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 2.73% 5.01% +2.29%
2 2026-04-14 2.02% 2.73% +0.70%
3 2026-02-15 — 2.02% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-6879

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-2008-6879

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-6879

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache roller 2.3 cpe:2.3:a:apache:roller:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache roller 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:roller:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache roller 3.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:roller:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache roller 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:roller:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-6879

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