# CVE-2008-0583: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script into Skype's video gallery via Metacafe metadata, enabling cross-zone scripting attacks.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Feb 2008
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3876-f57v-xhhx

## What is CVE-2008-0583?

CVE-2008-0583 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Feb 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-0583?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Skype Technologies Skype.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-0583?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-0583 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-0583 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-0583 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2005-3267](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-3267/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-1805](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1805/): Security feature bypass in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2008-2545](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-2545/): Security feature bypass in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2005-3265](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-3265/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2004-1114](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1114/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-0583 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-0583 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Feb 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-0583 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0583/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0583/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-0583
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0583
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-0583

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0583/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.