Is CVE-2008-5591 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-5591 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-5591?

CVE-2008-5591 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2008-5591

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 1.6%EU EUVD

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in login.asp in Nightfall Personal Diary 1.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the username parameter and possibly other "login fields." NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

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: 1.6% (75th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-5566)
Published: December 16, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-5566 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

iwrite / nightfall personal diary

References

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

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