MEDIUM
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in PortalApp 4.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the keywords parameter to (1) forums.asp and (2) content.asp
Published Oct 20, 2008
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.31%
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in PortalApp 4.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the keywords parameter to (1) forums.asp and (2) content.asp.
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.
2.31% 0.02306
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02306
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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.31% (0.02306) | 82.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.31% (0.02306) | 81.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 10, 2025 | 6.77% (0.06767) | 90.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 5.30% (0.05296) | 89.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 8.77% (0.08775) | 87.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 5.30% (0.05296) | 88.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.61% (0.02606) | 84.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.31% (0.00308) | 70.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00305) | 68.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.30% (0.00305) | 65.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.78% (0.01776) | 76.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.78% (0.01776) | 76.81th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.78% (0.01776) | 74.78th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.78% (0.01776) | 53.99th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (9)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28337 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4439 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.aspapp.com/content.asp?CatId=197&ContentType=Downloads x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://www.htbridge.ch/advisory/xss_vulnerability_in_portalapp_1.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/512073/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27170 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1630 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39455 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4848 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/28337 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4439 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://www.aspapp.com/content.asp?CatId=197&ContentType=Downloads | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://www.htbridge.ch/advisory/xss_vulnerability_in_portalapp_1.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/512073/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27170 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1630 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39455 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4848 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 20, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Oct 20, 2008
Link CVE-2008-4612
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a