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CVE-2008-4408

14
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-4408 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki versions 1.13.1, 1.12.0, and potentially other versions prior to 1.13.2. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML into a user's browser by manipulating the useskin parameter. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium severity, as it requires user interaction (medium attack complexity) but can lead to information disclosure or session hijacking. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.12.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.13.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.3MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.59%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
73.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0159 is in the 49th percentile among its peer group of 19,956 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2008-4408

mediawiki: XSS via the useskin parameter

References

lists.wikimedia.org / pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2008-October/000078.html
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2008/10/02/3
secunia.com / advisories/32128
secunia.com / advisories/32131
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/45632
svn.wikimedia.org / svnroot/mediawiki/tags/REL1_12_1/phase3/RELEASE-NOTES
svn.wikimedia.org / svnroot/mediawiki/tags/REL1_13_2/phase3/RELEASE-NOTES
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00179.html
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00220.html
securityfocus.com / bid/31540
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/2737