CVE-2008-6283
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Subtext 2.0 allows remote attackers to inject...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Subtext 2.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a comment, related to "the feature which converts URLs to anchor tags."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Subtext 2.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a comment, related to "the feature which converts URLs to anchor tags."
- Record
CVE-2008-6283- 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 Subtext 2.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a comment, related to "the feature which converts URLs to anchor tags."
- Record
CVE-2008-6283- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-6253 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Subtext 2.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a comment, related to "the feature which converts URLs to anchor tags."
- Record
EUVD-2008-6253- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qvj2-797v-6f4m No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Subtext 2.0 allows remote attackers to inject...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Subtext 2.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a comment, related to "the feature which converts URLs to anchor tags."
- Record
GHSA-qvj2-797v-6f4m- 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-2008-6283 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Subtextproject Subtext, published February 25, 2009. 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
secunia.com/advisories/32914
haacked.com/archive/2008/11/27/subtext-2.1-security-update.aspx
securityfocus.com/bid/32513
osvdb.org/50235
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46937
sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=643458&group_id=137896
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6283
github.com/advisories/GHSA-qvj2-797v-6f4m