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CVE-2008-5090
Electron Inc. Advanced Electron Forum before 1.0.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via PHP code embedded in bbcode…
High10.0EPSS 4.6%
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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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.6% · top 8.3% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (8)
- http://www.anelectron.com/board/index.php?tid=3282 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- aef-pregreplace-code-execution(45270) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20080920 Advanced Electron Forum <= 1.0.6 Remote Code Execution (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://www.gulftech.org/?node=research&article_id=00131-09202008 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 4598 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- 31978 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 6499 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 31268 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
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