Is CVE-2008-0181 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-0181 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-0181?

CVE-2008-0181 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2008-0181

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 1.3%EU EUVD

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Admin portlet in Liferay Portal 4.3.6 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Shutdown message.

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: 1.3% (71th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-0193)
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-2008-0193 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-4739
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/217825(US Government Resource)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27554(Patch)

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

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