CVE-2008-2166
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the search module in Sun Java System Web Server 6.1...
CVE-2008-2166 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Sun Java System Web Server, published May 13, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.88%, the 79th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the search module in Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 before SP9 and 7.0 before Update 2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unknown parameters in index.jsp.
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What each source reports
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Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the search module in Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 before SP9 and 7.0 before Update 2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unknown parameters in index.jsp.
- Record
CVE-2008-2166- 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 the search module in Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 before SP9 and 7.0 before Update 2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unknown parameters in index.jsp.
- Record
CVE-2008-2166- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-2163 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the search module in Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 before SP9 and 7.0 before Update 2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unknown parameters in index.jsp.
- Record
EUVD-2008-2163- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j9xr-9m8x-542c No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the search module in Sun Java System Web Server 6.1...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the search module in Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 before SP9 and 7.0 before Update 2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unknown parameters in index.jsp.
- Record
GHSA-j9xr-9m8x-542c- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
References
secunia.com/advisories/30133
securityfocus.com/bid/29087
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1455/references
sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-231467-1
securitytracker.com/id?1019987
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42263
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2166
github.com/advisories/GHSA-j9xr-9m8x-542c