MEDIUM
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in BBcode API module in Phorum 5.2.8 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via nested BBcode image tags
Published Oct 9, 2008
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.95%
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in BBcode API module in Phorum 5.2.8 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via nested BBcode image tags.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.95% 0.01948
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01948
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.95% (0.01948) | 79.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.95% (0.01948) | 77.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.53% (0.00532) | 65.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.36% (0.00362) | 73.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.35% (0.00347) | 70.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.35% (0.00347) | 67.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (6)
- http://nulledcore.com/?p=126 x_refsource_MISC
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32225 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://trac.phorum.org/changeset/3528 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
- http://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?64%2C133699 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31589 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45686 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://nulledcore.com/?p=126 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/32225 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://trac.phorum.org/changeset/3528 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit | |
| http://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?64%2C133699 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31589 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45686 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 9, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Oct 9, 2008
Link CVE-2008-4513
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a