Is CVE-2008-0178 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-0178 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-0178?

CVE-2008-0178 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2008-0178

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 2.0%EU EUVD

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Enterprise Admin Session Monitoring component in Liferay Portal 4.3.6 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the User-Agent HTTP header.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.3 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-79
EPSS score: 2.0% (81th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-0190)
Published: February 5, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-0190 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

liferay / liferay enterprise portal

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/28742(Vendor Advisory)
http://support.liferay.com/browse/LEP-4736
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/326065(US Government Resource)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27547(Exploit, Patch)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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