Is CVE-2008-0723 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-0723 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-0723?

CVE-2008-0723 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2008-0723

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 1.4%EU EUVD

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in mynews.inc.php in MyNews 1.6.4, and other earlier 1.6.x versions, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the hash parameter in an admin action to index.php, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-2208.1.

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: 1.4% (73th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-0733)
Published: February 12, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-0733 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 17, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

planetluc / mynews

References

http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=120232523420188&w=2(Exploit)
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=120235668406688&w=2(Exploit)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27652(Exploit)

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

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