CVE-2008-0583

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2008-02-05 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-94

Description

Cross-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 Description and unspecified other metadata fields of a Metacafe movie submitted by Metacafe Pro to the Skype video gallery, accessible through a search within the (1) "Add video to chat" or (2) "Add video to mood" dialog, a different vector than CVE-2008-0454.

Affected products

Skype Technologies Skype: 3.5, 3.6, 3.6.216, 3.6.244

References

http://aviv.raffon.net/2008/01/22/NoMoreVideosForYouComeBackWhenPatchAvailable.aspx
http://skype.com/security/skype-sb-2008-001-update1.htm
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/794236
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27338
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39754
http://aviv.raffon.net/2008/01/22/NoMoreVideosForYouComeBackWhenPatchAvailable.aspx
http://skype.com/security/skype-sb-2008-001-update1.htm
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/794236
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27338
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39754

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