Is CVE-2008-7220 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-7220 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-7220?

CVE-2008-7220 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

CVE-2008-7220

HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 13.4%EU EUVD

Unspecified vulnerability in Prototype JavaScript framework (prototypejs) before 1.6.0.2 allows attackers to make "cross-site ajax requests" via unknown vectors.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.5 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS score: 13.4% (96th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-7179)
Published: September 13, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-7179 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

debian / debian linux
debian / debian linux
prototypejs / prototype

References

http://github.com/sstephenson/prototype/blob/master/CHANGELOG(Release Notes, Third Party Advisory)
http://osvdb.org/46312(Broken Link)
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152787/dotCMS-5.1.1-Vulnerable-Dependencies.html(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/May/10(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/May/11(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/May/13(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/37479(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/37677(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1952(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/07/2(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=523277(Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=533137(Issue Tracking, Not Applicable, Third Party Advisory)
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/2ad48cd9d47edd0e677082eb869115809473a117e1e30b52fb511590%40%3Cissues.zookeeper.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6d1b9a75a004dab42c81e8aa149d90e6fd26ce8cd6d71295e565e366%40%3Cissues.zookeeper.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/769fcc5f331b61c4d7ce16b807678e9a1799628d0146322e14aa24ed%40%3Cdev.zookeeper.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/7ba863c5a4a0f1230cba2d11cf4de3a2eda3a42e8023d4990f564327%40%3Cdev.zookeeper.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/eff7280055fc717ea8129cd28a9dd57b8446d00b36260c1caee10b87%40%3Cnotifications.zookeeper.apache.org%3E
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/May/18(Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg00789.html(Broken Link)
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg00838.html(Broken Link)

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

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