CVE-2008-4520
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in bulk_update.pl in AutoNessus before 1.2.2 allows...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in bulk_update.pl in AutoNessus before 1.2.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the remark parameter.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in bulk_update.pl in AutoNessus before 1.2.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the remark parameter.
- Record
CVE-2008-4520- 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 bulk_update.pl in AutoNessus before 1.2.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the remark parameter.
- Record
CVE-2008-4520- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-4501 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in bulk_update.pl in AutoNessus before 1.2.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the remark parameter.
- Record
EUVD-2008-4501- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x388-23vq-2hxx No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in bulk_update.pl in AutoNessus before 1.2.2 allows...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in bulk_update.pl in AutoNessus before 1.2.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the remark parameter.
- Record
GHSA-x388-23vq-2hxx- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-4520 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Autonessus, published October 9, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.22%, the 68th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/31559
sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=216367&release_id=630124
autonessus.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/autonessus/AutoNessus/www/bulk_update.pl?r1=1.2&r2=1.3
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45634
secunia.com/advisories/32046
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4520
github.com/advisories/GHSA-x388-23vq-2hxx