MEDIUM
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the file backend module in TYPO3 4.2.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unknown vectors
Published Dec 17, 2008
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.09%
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the file backend module in TYPO3 4.2.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unknown vectors.
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.
1.09% 0.01089
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01089
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 | 1.09% (0.01089) | 64.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.09% (0.01089) | 60.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.36% (0.00357) | 55.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.25% (0.00254) | 65.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.25% (0.00254) | 64.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.25% (0.00254) | 61.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (9)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32689 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://typo3.org/teams/security/security-bulletins/typo3-20081113-1/ x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32284 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3144 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46585 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-733v-22mg-7f8w Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5644
- https://web.archive.org/web/20111229084039/http://secunia.com/advisories/32689
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200301075354/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32284
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/32689 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://typo3.org/teams/security/security-bulletins/typo3-20081113-1/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32284 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3144 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46585 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-733v-22mg-7f8w | Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5644 | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20111229084039/http://secunia.com/advisories/32689 | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20200301075354/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32284 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Dec 17, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Dec 17, 2008
Link CVE-2008-5644
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-733V-22MG-7F8W Updated n/a