Is CVE-2008-0583 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-0583 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-0583?

CVE-2008-0583 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2008-0583

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 2.1%EU EUVD

Cross-zone scripting vulnerability in the Internet Explorer web control in Skype 3.6.0.244, and earlier 3.5.x and 3.6.x versions, on Windows allows user-assisted remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML in the Local Machine Zone via the Description and unspecified other metadata fields of a Metacafe movie submitted by Metacafe Pro to the Skype video gallery, accessible through a search within the (1) "Add video to chat" or (2) "Add video to mood" dialog, a different vector than CVE-2008-0454.

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-94
EPSS score: 2.1% (81th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-0593)
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-2008-0593 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

skype technologies / skype
skype technologies / skype
skype technologies / skype
skype technologies / skype

References

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

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