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CVE-2008-4456

LOW · CVSS 2.6 EPSS 7.05%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-10-06 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a low severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.6. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2008-4456
Severity
LOW
CVSS
2.6
EPSS
7.05%

Original NVD Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the command-line client in MySQL 5.0.26 through 5.0.45, and other versions including versions later than 5.0.45, when the --html option is enabled, allows attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by placing it in a database cell, which might be accessed by this client when composing an HTML document. NOTE: as of 20081031, the issue has not been fixed in MySQL 5.0.67.