Is CVE-2008-5808 actively exploited?

CVE-2008-5808 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2026-04-23.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-5808?

CVE-2008-5808 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-2008-5808?

Patch guidance is available from six apart security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2008-5808.

CVE-2008-5808 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2008-5808?

28 products: six apart movable type, six apart movable type, six apart movable type, six apart movable type, six apart movable type, and 23 more.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Six Apart Movable Type Enterprise (MTE) 1.x before 1.56; Movable Type (MT) 3.x before 3.38; and Movable Type, Movable Type Open Source (MTOS), and Movable Type Enterprise 4.x before 4.23 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors, possibly related to "application management."

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: 1/2/2009
Last Modified: 4/23/2026
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

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Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD