CVE-2008-5090 EXPLOIT
10.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 4.6% (pctl 91)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 10.0 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 4.6% — more likely to be exploited than 91% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-94 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-11-14 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| anelectron | advanced electron forum |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Advanced Electron Forum 1.0.6 - Remote Code Execution | 2008-09-20 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31978
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4598
- http://www.anelectron.com/board/index.php?tid=3282
- http://www.gulftech.org/?node=research&article_id=00131-09202008
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496552/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31268
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45270
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6499
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31978
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4598
- http://www.anelectron.com/board/index.php?tid=3282
- http://www.gulftech.org/?node=research&article_id=00131-09202008
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496552/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31268
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45270
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6499
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