Is CVE-2008-5996 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-5996 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-5996?

CVE-2008-5996 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 3.5 (LOW).

CVE-2008-5996

LOW · CVSS 3.5EPSS 0.8%EU EUVD

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Simplenews module 5.x before 5.x-1.5 and 6.x before 6.x-1.0-beta4, a module for Drupal, allows remote authenticated users, with "administer taxonomy" permissions, to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a Newsletter category field.

Key facts

CVSS score: 3.5 (v2.0)
Severity: LOW
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-79
EPSS score: 0.8% (58th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-5966)
Published: January 28, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-5966 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

drupal / drupal
link3 / simplenews
link3 / simplenews
link3 / simplenews
link3 / simplenews
link3 / simplenews
link3 / simplenews
link3 / simplenews
link3 / simplenews
link3 / simplenews
link3 / simplenews
link3 / simplenews
link3 / simplenews
link3 / simplenews
link3 / simplenews

References

http://drupal.org/node/312944(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/32022(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31377(Patch)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45407

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

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