includes/bootstrap.inc in Drupal 5.x before 5.12 and 6.x before 6.6, when the server is configured for "IP-based virtual hosts," allows…

Description

includes/bootstrap.inc in Drupal 5.x before 5.12 and 6.x before 6.6, when the server is configured for "IP-based virtual hosts," allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary files via the HTTP Host header.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

3.7% · top 10% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-16 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-16 and its CVEs
• CWE-20 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-20 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (9)

• http://drupal.org/node/324824 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• drupal-unspecified-file-include(46049) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• 32441 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 31900 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• http://drupal.org/files/sa-2008-067/SA-2008-067-5.11.patch (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• FEDORA-2008-9170 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• 32389 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• FEDORA-2008-9213 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• ADV-2008-2913 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Badge for a README or a ticket

[![CVE-2008-6171](https://trackcve.app/badge/CVE-2008-6171.svg)](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2008-6171)

Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 11:20 UTC.