Is CVE-2008-6885 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-6885 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-6885?

CVE-2008-6885 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2008-6885

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 1.3%EU EUVD

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in pmlite.php in XOOPS 2.3.1 and 2.3.2a allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a STYLE attribute in a URL BBcode tag in a private message.

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: 1.3% (70th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-6845)
Published: July 31, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-6845 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 17, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

xoops / xoops
xoops / xoops

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122875449930810&w=2(Exploit, Patch)
http://secunia.com/advisories/33048(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.osvdb.org/50574(Patch)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32685(Patch)
http://www.xoops.org/modules/news/article.php?storyid=4540(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.xoops.org/modules/news/article.php?storyid=4563(Patch, Vendor Advisory)

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

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