CVE-2008-1208
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the login page in Check Point VPN-1 UTM Edge W Embedded NGX 7.0.48x allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the user parameter.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 1.9%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the login page in Check Point VPN-1 UTM Edge W Embedded NGX 7.0.48x allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the user parameter.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.92% probability · 80th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 6 March 2008
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- checkpoint/vpn-1 utm edge w embedded ngx
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.9% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29243Vendor Advisory
- http://www.louhi.fi/advisory/checkpoint_080306.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489203/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28116
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019554
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0788
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41032
- https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&solutionid=sk34520
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29243Vendor Advisory
- http://www.louhi.fi/advisory/checkpoint_080306.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489203/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28116
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019554
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0788
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41032
- https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&solutionid=sk34520
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.