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CVE-2008-7220

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-7220 describes an unspecified vulnerability in the Prototype JavaScript framework (prototypejs) prior to version 1.6.0.2, allowing attackers to perform cross-site AJAX requests. This vulnerability affects Debian Linux and Prototype. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it is considered highly severe due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 1.6.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:prototypejs:prototype:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
13.36%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
96.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1336 is in the 94th percentile among its peer group of 51,506 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 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

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2008-7220Moderate

FrameWork: XSS Ajax requests (AST-2009-009)

Jan 23, 2008

References

github.com / sstephenson/prototype/blob/master/CHANGELOG
Release NotesThird Party Advisory
osvdb.org / 46312
Broken Link
packetstormsecurity.com / files/152787/dotCMS-5.1.1-Vulnerable-Dependencies.html
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingNot ApplicableThird Party Advisory
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2019/May/10
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2019/May/11
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2019/May/13
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/37479
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/37677
Third Party Advisory
lists.apache.org / thread.html/2ad48cd9d47edd0e677082eb869115809473a117e1e30b52fb511590%40%3Cissues.zookeeper.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/6d1b9a75a004dab42c81e8aa149d90e6fd26ce8cd6d71295e565e366%40%3Cissues.zookeeper.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/769fcc5f331b61c4d7ce16b807678e9a1799628d0146322e14aa24ed%40%3Cdev.zookeeper.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/7ba863c5a4a0f1230cba2d11cf4de3a2eda3a42e8023d4990f564327%40%3Cdev.zookeeper.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/eff7280055fc717ea8129cd28a9dd57b8446d00b36260c1caee10b87%40%3Cnotifications.zookeeper.apache.org%3E
seclists.org / bugtraq/2019/May/18
Issue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg00789.html
Broken Link
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg00838.html
Broken Link
debian.org / security/2009/dsa-1952
Third Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2009/11/07/2
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory