What is CVE-2008-1299?

CVE-2008-1299 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Manageengine Servicedesk Plus, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2008-03-12.

How severe is CVE-2008-1299?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

XSS in Manageengine Servicedesk Plus

CVE-2008-1299

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SolutionSearch.do in ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus 7.0.0 Build 7011 for Windows allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the searchText parameter. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2008-03-12 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (55.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 55.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Manageengine Servicedesk Plus — versions 7.0.0
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

secunia.com/advisories/29310 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/28191 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2008-1299?: CVE-2008-1299 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Manageengine Servicedesk Plus, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2008-03-12.
How severe is CVE-2008-1299?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.