LOW
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the frontend plugin for the felogin system extension in TYPO3 4.2.0, 4.2.1 and 4.2.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unknown vectors
Published Dec 17, 2008
2.1
LOWCVSS 4.0
EPSS 1.05%
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the frontend plugin for the felogin system extension in TYPO3 4.2.0, 4.2.1 and 4.2.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unknown vectors.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
2.1 LOW GHSA
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:P
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Attack Requirements None
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Passive
Vulnerable System Confidentiality None
Vulnerable System Integrity None
Vulnerable System Availability None
Subsequent System Confidentiality Low
Subsequent System Integrity Low
Subsequent System Availability None
Exploit Maturity Proof of Concept
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.
1.05% 0.01050
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01050
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 | 1.05% (0.01050) | 62.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.05% (0.01050) | 59.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.25% (0.00254) | 46.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.19% (0.00192) | 58.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 24, 2024 | 0.19% (0.00192) | 57.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.19% (0.00192) | 55.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 58.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 56.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 34.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (7)
- http://typo3.org/teams/security/security-bulletins/typo3-20081113-2/ x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32284 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46591 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xvx2-wqf5-jjgv Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5656
- https://web.archive.org/web/20090701000000*/http://typo3.org/teams/security/security-bulletins/typo3-20081113-2
- https://web.archive.org/web/20210214231108/https://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-2008-5656
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-XVX2-WQF5-JJGV Updated n/a