CVE-2008-0454
Cross-zone scripting vulnerability in the Internet Explorer web control in Skype 3.6.0.244, and...
Cross-zone scripting vulnerability in the Internet Explorer web control in Skype 3.6.0.244, and earlier 3.5.x and 3.6.x versions, on Windows allows user-assisted remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML in the Local Machine Zone via the Title field of a (1) Dailymotion and possibly (2) Metacafe movie in the Skype video gallery, accessible through a search within the "Add video to chat" dialog, aka "videomood XSS."
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Cross-zone scripting vulnerability in the Internet Explorer web control in Skype 3.6.0.244, and earlier 3.5.x and 3.6.x versions, on Windows allows user-assisted remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML in the Local Machine Zone via the Title field of a (1) Dailymotion and possibly (2) Metacafe movie in the Skype video gallery, accessible through a search within the "Add video to chat" dialog, aka "videomood XSS."
- Record
CVE-2008-0454- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Cross-zone scripting vulnerability in the Internet Explorer web control in Skype 3.6.0.244, and earlier 3.5.x and 3.6.x versions, on Windows allows user-assisted remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML in the Local Machine Zone via the Title field of a (1) Dailymotion and possibly (2) Metacafe movie in the Skype video gallery, accessible through a search within the "Add video to chat" dialog, aka "videomood XSS."
- Record
CVE-2008-0454- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-0464 No score
Cross-zone scripting vulnerability in the Internet Explorer web control in Skype 3.6.0.244, and earlier 3.5.x and 3.6.x versions, on Windows allows user-assisted remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML in the Local Machine Zone via the Title field of a (1) Dailymotion and possibly (2) Metacafe movie in the Skype video gallery, accessible through a search within the "Add video to chat" dialog, aka "videomood XSS."
- Record
EUVD-2008-0464- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g549-m5gj-5w5g No score
Cross-zone scripting vulnerability in the Internet Explorer web control in Skype 3.6.0.244, and...
Cross-zone scripting vulnerability in the Internet Explorer web control in Skype 3.6.0.244, and earlier 3.5.x and 3.6.x versions, on Windows allows user-assisted remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML in the Local Machine Zone via the Title field of a (1) Dailymotion and possibly (2) Metacafe movie in the Skype video gallery, accessible through a search within the "Add video to chat" dialog, aka "videomood XSS."
- Record
GHSA-g549-m5gj-5w5g- 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-2008-0454 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published January 25, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 25.2%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39754
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-01/0337.html
critical.lt?opinions/show/1470
securityfocus.com/archive/1/486512/100/0/threaded
aviv.raffon.net/2008/01/17/SkypeCrosszoneScriptingVulnerability.aspx
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kb.cert.org/vuls/id/248184
gnucitizen.org/blog/vulnerabilities-in-skype
skype.com/security/skype-sb-2008-001-update1.html
share.skype.com/sites/security/2008/01/skype_cross_zone_scripting_vul.html
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0194
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0454
github.com/advisories/GHSA-g549-m5gj-5w5g