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CVE-2008-2281

45
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-2281 describes a cross-zone scripting vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 6.0, 7.0, and 8.0b, specifically within the "Print Table of Links" feature. This flaw allows user-assisted remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML into the Local Machine Zone. The vulnerability has a critical CVSS score of 9.3, indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity that can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, an exploit (EDB-5619) is publicly available, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
8.0bCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:8.0b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
23.21%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
97.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-5619 · May 14, 2008
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.2321 is in the 89th percentile among its peer group of 8,920 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

aviv.raffon.net / 2008/05/14/InternetExplorerQuotPrintTableOfLinksquotCrossZoneScriptingVulnerability.aspx
Exploit
secunia.com / advisories/30141
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/42416
exploit-db.com / exploits/5619
securityfocus.com / bid/29217
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/1529/references