Is CVE-2008-5019 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2008-5019 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2008-5019?

CVE-2008-5019 has a CVSS v2 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2008-5019?

CVE-2008-5019 has an EPSS score of 3.07% (86th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2008-5019?

Upgrade DeveloperEdition to 2.0.0.18 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2008-5019

MEDIUMEPSS 86th pctl

4.3

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

The session restore feature in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4 and 2.x before 2.0.0.18 allows remote attackers to violate the same origin policy to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks and execute arbitrary JavaScript with chrome privileges via unknown vectors.

CWE-79Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

How to fix

Remediation Available

DeveloperEditionWindows application

Affected:2.0 2.0.0.18Fixed in:2.0.0.18Mozilla

Affected:3.0 3.0.4Fixed in:3.0.4Mozilla

Mozilla Firefox (en-US)Windows application

Affected:2.0 2.0.0.18Fixed in:2.0.0.18Mozilla

Affected:3.0 3.0.4Fixed in:3.0.4Mozilla

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

3.07%probability of exploitation in 30 days

86thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 86% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

mozilla.org

Third-Party Advisory22

Other references2

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-79 (Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2020-11022	Medium	6.9	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-3929	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-9496	Medium	6.1	99%	-	-
CVE-2023-28341	Medium	6.1	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-12998	Medium	6.1	98%	-	-
CVE-2025-4123	High	7.6	98%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-23.