Is CVE-2008-7017 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-7017 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-7017?

CVE-2008-7017 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2008-7017

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 0.9%EU EUVD

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in analyse.php in CAcert 20080921, and possibly other versions before 20080928, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the CN (CommonName) field in the subject of an X.509 certificate.

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% (60th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-6976)
Published: August 21, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-6976 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

cacert / cacert

References

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

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