CVE-2008-4612
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in PortalApp 4.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the keywords parameter to (1) forums.asp and (2) content.asp.
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 2.3%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in PortalApp 4.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the keywords parameter to (1) forums.asp and (2) content.asp.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.31% probability · 83th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 6 January 2008
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- portalapp/portalapp
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.3% 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.
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/28337Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4439
- http://www.aspapp.com/content.asp?CatId=197&ContentType=DownloadsPatch
- http://www.htbridge.ch/advisory/xss_vulnerability_in_portalapp_1.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/512073/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27170
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1630
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39455
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4848
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28337Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4439
- http://www.aspapp.com/content.asp?CatId=197&ContentType=DownloadsPatch
- http://www.htbridge.ch/advisory/xss_vulnerability_in_portalapp_1.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/512073/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27170
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1630
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39455
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4848
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.