CVE-2008-0454

Summary

CVECVE-2008-0454
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-01-25 01:00:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionCross-zone scripting vulnerability in the Internet Explorer web control in Skype 3.6.0.244, and earlier 3.5.x and 3.6.x versions, on Windows allows user-assisted remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML in the Local Machine Zone via the Title field of a (1) Dailymotion and possibly (2) Metacafe movie in the Skype video gallery, accessible through a search within the "Add video to chat" dialog, aka "videomood XSS."

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 9.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-79 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows All All All All
Application Skype Technologies Skype 3.5 All All All
Application Skype Technologies Skype 3.6 All All All
Application Skype Technologies Skype All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Improper handling of URI arguments af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 skype.com
Vulnerabilities in Skype | GNUCITIZEN af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.gnucitizen.org
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-01/0337.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-01/0363.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com
Improper handling of URI arguments af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 skype.com
US-CERT Vulnerability Notes af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org US Government Resource
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Skype Web Content Zone Remote Code Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Critical Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.critical.lt
(Resolved) Skype Cross Zone Scripting Vulnerability - Skype Security Blog af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 share.skype.com
Aviv Raff On .NET - Skype cross-zone scripting vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 aviv.raffon.net
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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