Is CVE-2008-2162 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-2162 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-2162?

CVE-2008-2162 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2008-2162

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 1.5%EU EUVD

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SonicWall Email Security 6.1.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Host header in a request to a non-existent web page, which is not properly sanitized in an error page.

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: 1.5% (74th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-2159)
Published: May 12, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-2159 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

sonicwall / e-mail security

References

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

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