CVE-2008-5211

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in search.php in Sphider 1.3.4, when the search...

2.6 LowPublic exploit

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in search.php in Sphider 1.3.4, when the search suggestion feature is enabled, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the query parameter, a different vector than CVE-2006-2506.

Exploit likelihood

1.80%Down 1.1 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 2.6

Record: CVE-2008-5211
CVSS 2.0: 2.6 LowAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2008-5211
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-5188 No score

Record: EUVD-2008-5188
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wcmq-9r4x-w336 No score

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in search.php in Sphider 1.3.4, when the search...

Record: GHSA-wcmq-9r4x-w336
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

sphider

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Sphider 1.3.4 - 'query' Cross-Site Scripting	2008-05-06

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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

In short

CVE-2008-5211 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.6) in Sphider, published November 24, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.80%, the 78th percentile. No source names a fixed version.