CVE-2008-2165
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in AccessCodeStart.asp in Cisco Building Broadband Service Manager (BBSM) Captive Portal 5.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the msg parameter.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.29%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in AccessCodeStart.asp in Cisco Building Broadband Service Manager (BBSM) Captive Portal 5.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the msg parameter.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.29% probability · 70th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- cisco/building broadband service manager
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.3% 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.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30222Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3895
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020018
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492043/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492093/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29191
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1535
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42395
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30222Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3895
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020018
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492043/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492093/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29191
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1535
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42395
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.