Is CVE-2008-5842 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-5842 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-5842?

CVE-2008-5842 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2008-5842

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 0.9%EU EUVD

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Fujitsu-Siemens WebTransactions 7.0, 7.1, and possibly other versions allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors associated with (1) a demo application shipped with WebTransactions and possibly (2) an unspecified "dynamic application."

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: 0.9% (59th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-5812)
Published: January 5, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-5812 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

fujitsu-siemens / webtransactions
fujitsu-siemens / webtransactions
fujitsu-siemens / webtransactions

References

http://bs2www.fujitsu-siemens.de/update/securitypatch.htm#english(Patch, Vendor Advisory)

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

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