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CVE-2008-3567· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

Cross-zone scripting vulnerability in the NowPlaying functionality in NullSoft Winamp before 5.541 allows remote attackers to conduct cross-

Cross-zone scripting vulnerability in the NowPlaying functionality in NullSoft Winamp before 5.541 allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via an MP3 file with JavaScript in id3 tags.

MediumCVSS 4.3 · v2.0—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Aug 10, 2008
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
1.9% · 79th percentile
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Action score

18

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
17 / 40 · 4.3 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 1.9%

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Affected systems

VendorProduct
nullsoftwinamp

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • nullsoft winampup to 5.54 inclusive
  • nullsoft winamp2.0
  • nullsoft winamp2.10
  • nullsoft winamp2.24
  • nullsoft winamp2.4
  • nullsoft winamp2.50
  • nullsoft winamp2.5e
  • nullsoft winamp2.60
  • nullsoft winamp2.61
  • nullsoft winamp2.62
  • nullsoft winamp2.64
  • nullsoft winamp2.65
  • nullsoft winamp2.6x
  • nullsoft winamp2.70
  • nullsoft winamp2.71
  • nullsoft winamp2.72
  • nullsoft winamp2.73
  • nullsoft winamp2.74
  • nullsoft winamp2.75
  • nullsoft winamp2.76

Same product

nullsoft: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2006-0476Buffer overflow in Nullsoft Winamp 5.12 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a playlist (pls) file with a long file name (F
    52Plan
  • CVE-2009-1831The Nullsoft Modern Skins Support module (gen_ff.dll) in Nullsoft Winamp before 5.552 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via
    48Plan
  • CVE-2009-0263Multiple buffer overflows in Winamp 5.541 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary cod
    45Plan
  • CVE-2004-1119Stack-based buffer overflow in IN_CDDA.dll in Winamp 5.05, and possibly other versions including 5.06, allows remote attackers to execute ar
    45Plan
  • CVE-2011-4857Heap-based buffer overflow in the in_mod.dll plugin in Winamp before 5.623 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted son
    41Plan
  • CVE-2006-5567Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in AOL Nullsoft WinAmp before 5.31 allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a
    41Plan

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

    If successful

    Confidentiality
    none
    Integrity
    P · data or configuration can be modified
    Availability
    none
    Attack complexity
    M
    Confidentiality impact
    None
    Integrity impact
    P
    Availability impact
    None

    Weakness class (CWE)

    CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

    CVSS vector

    AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

    nvd-primary

    Root cause

    User content is inserted into the page as HTML. The browser interprets the content as code rather than data.

    The bug in code

    The whole CWE-79 class

    A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

    Vulnerable

    ts
    commentEl.innerHTML = comment.body;

    Fixed

    ts
    commentEl.textContent = comment.body;

    Attack context

    MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

    ATT&CK techniques

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    Change log

    No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

    References

    Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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