CVE-2008-4542
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Cisco Unity 4.x before 4.2(1)ES162, 5.x before 5.0(1...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Cisco Unity 4.x before 4.2(1)ES162, 5.x before 5.0(1)ES56, and 7.x before 7.0(2)ES8 allows remote authenticated administrators to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by entering it in the database (aka data store).
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Cisco Unity 4.x before 4.2(1)ES162, 5.x before 5.0(1)ES56, and 7.x before 7.0(2)ES8 allows remote authenticated administrators to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by entering it in the database (aka data store).
- Record
CVE-2008-4542- CVSS 2.0
- 3.5 Low
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Cisco Unity 4.x before 4.2(1)ES162, 5.x before 5.0(1)ES56, and 7.x before 7.0(2)ES8 allows remote authenticated administrators to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by entering it in the database (aka data store).
- Record
CVE-2008-4542- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-4523 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Cisco Unity 4.x before 4.2(1)ES162, 5.x before 5.0(1)ES56, and 7.x before 7.0(2)ES8 allows remote authenticated administrators to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by entering it in the database (aka data store).
- Record
EUVD-2008-4523- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vv87-gpwp-q6f3 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Cisco Unity 4.x before 4.2(1)ES162, 5.x before 5.0(1...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Cisco Unity 4.x before 4.2(1)ES162, 5.x before 5.0(1)ES56, and 7.x before 7.0(2)ES8 allows remote authenticated administrators to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by entering it in the database (aka data store).
- Record
GHSA-vv87-gpwp-q6f3- 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-2008-4542 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.5) in Cisco Unity, published October 13, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.02%, the 63rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45744
voipshield.com/research-details.php?id=127
securityfocus.com/bid/31642
securitytracker.com/id?1021012
secunia.com/advisories/32207
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2771
cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_response09186a0080a0d861.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4542
github.com/advisories/GHSA-vv87-gpwp-q6f3