CVE-2008-4818

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player 9.0.124.0 and earlier allows...

4.3 Medium

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player 9.0.124.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving HTTP response headers.

Exploit likelihood

5.95%Up 2.5 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.3

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player 9.0.124.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving HTTP response headers.

Record: CVE-2008-4818
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV: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 Adobe Flash Player 9.0.124.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving HTTP response headers.

Record: CVE-2008-4818
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-4797 No score

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player 9.0.124.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving HTTP response headers.

Record: EUVD-2008-4797
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mfv8-4573-p833 No score

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player 9.0.124.0 and earlier allows...

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player 9.0.124.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving HTTP response headers.

Record: GHSA-mfv8-4573-p833
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

adobe flash player

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`flash-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client From an advisory covering 14 CVEs	before 0:10.0.12.36-2.el5	0:10.0.12.36-2.el5
`flash-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server From an advisory covering 14 CVEs	before 0:10.0.12.36-2.el5	0:10.0.12.36-2.el5
`flash-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:3 From an advisory covering 14 CVEs	before 0:9.0.151.0-1.el3.with.oss	0:9.0.151.0-1.el3.with.oss
`flash-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 From an advisory covering 14 CVEs	before 0:9.0.151.0-1.el4	0:9.0.151.0-1.el4

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-4818 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Adobe Flash Player, published November 10, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.95%, the 93rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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