6.8

CVE-2008-2841: xchat Code Injection

CVSS: 6.8v2.0MediumModified
Published 24-06-2008Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-2841 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) Code Injection vulnerability in xchat. EPSS estimates a 15.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
40/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.8/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
15.38%
0%100%
Medium · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 24-06-2008
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Argument injection vulnerability in XChat 2.8.7b and earlier on Windows, when Internet Explorer is used, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the --command parameter in an ircs:// URI.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

15.38%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

97%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 15.38% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
15.38%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • exploit-databaseremotewindowsVerified

    XChat 2.8.7b - 'URI Handler' Remote Code Execution (Internet Explorer 6/7)

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Xchat1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

5 links