CVE-2008-2162
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SonicWall Email Security 6.1.1 allows remote...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SonicWall Email Security 6.1.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Host header in a request to a non-existent web page, which is not properly sanitized in an error page.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SonicWall Email Security 6.1.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Host header in a request to a non-existent web page, which is not properly sanitized in an error page.
- Record
CVE-2008-2162- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SonicWall Email Security 6.1.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Host header in a request to a non-existent web page, which is not properly sanitized in an error page.
- Record
CVE-2008-2162- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-2159 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SonicWall Email Security 6.1.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Host header in a request to a non-existent web page, which is not properly sanitized in an error page.
- Record
EUVD-2008-2159- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q46f-9963-w68f No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SonicWall Email Security 6.1.1 allows remote...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SonicWall Email Security 6.1.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Host header in a request to a non-existent web page, which is not properly sanitized in an error page.
- Record
GHSA-q46f-9963-w68f- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | SonicWALL Email Security 6.1.1 - Error Page Cross-Site Scripting | 2008-05-08 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-2162 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Sonicwall E-mail Security, published May 12, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.45%, the 73rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.