4.3

CVE-2008-0838: sophos es1000 Cross-site Scripting

CVSS: 4.3v2.0MediumModified
Published 20-02-2008Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-0838 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in sophos es1000. EPSS estimates a 4.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90.8% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
28/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
4.19%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits2reference, exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 20-02-2008
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the web administration interface in Sophos ES1000 and ES4000 Email Security Appliance 2.1.0.0 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) error and (2) go parameters to the login page.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

4.19%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

91%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 4.19% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
4.19%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

2 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (securityfocus.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • exploit-databaseremotewindowsVerified

    Sophos Email Appliance 2.1 - Web Interface Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Sophos2 products

1 vendor · 2 products

References

8 links