Is CVE-2008-0775 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-0775 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-0775?

CVE-2008-0775 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2008-0775

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 1.2%EU EUVD

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in sboxDB.php in Simple Machines Forum (SMF) Shoutbox 1.14 through 1.16b allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via strings to the shoutbox form that start with "&#", contain the desired script, and end with ";".

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: 1.2% (69th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-0785)
Published: February 14, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-0785 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

simple machines / smf shoutbox
simple machines / smf shoutbox
simple machines / smf shoutbox

References

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

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