Is CVE-2008-4079 actively exploited?

CVE-2008-4079 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2026-04-23.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-4079?

CVE-2008-4079 has a CVSS score of 4.3 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2008-4079?

Patch guidance is available from six apart security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2008-4079.

CVE-2008-4079 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2008-4079?

7 products: six apart movable type, six apart movable type, six apart movable type, six apart movable type, six apart movable type, and 2 more.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Movable Type (MT) 4.x through 4.20, and 3.36 and earlier; Movable Type Enterprise 4.x through 4.20, and 1.54 and earlier; and Movable Type Community Solution allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: medium
Auth: none
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: partial
Availability: none
Weaknesses: CWE-79 · Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

Metadata

Primary Vendor: SIX_APART
Published: 9/15/2008
Last Modified: 4/23/2026
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

six_apart : movable_typesix_apart : movable_typesix_apart : movable_typesix_apart : movable_typesix_apart : movable_typesix_apart : movable_typesix_apart : movable_type

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD