CVE-2008-5090

Public Exploit

Description

Electron Inc. Advanced Electron Forum before 1.0.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via PHP code embedded in bbcode in the email parameter, which is processed by the preg_replace function with the eval switch.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 11.20% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory anelectron.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.anelectron.com/board/index.php?tid=3282 vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45270 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496552/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.gulftech.org/?node=research&article_id=00131-09202008
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4598 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31978 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6499 exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31268 vdb entry exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-5090?
CVE-2008-5090 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-5090?
To fix CVE-2008-5090, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-5090 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-5090 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~11% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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