CVE-2008-0567

Exp

Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in ChronoEngine ChronoForms (com_chronocontact) 2.3.5 component for Joomla! allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the mosConfig_absolute_path parameter to (1) PPS/File.php, (2) Writer.php, and (3) PPS.php in excelwriter/; and (4) BIFFwriter.php, (5) Workbook.php, (6) Worksheet.php, and (7) Format.php in excelwriter/Writer/.

Published: 2008-02-04 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-0567 is rated High Exploit Risk (82.7/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 34.31%, 98th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +3.30% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-0567

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
5020 exploit_db edb 2008-01-30 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-0567

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 31.01% 34.31% +3.30%
2 2026-06-13 27.82% 31.01% +3.18%
3 2025-11-23 27.82%

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-0567

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-0567

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-0567

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
chronoengine chronoforms 2.3.5 cpe:2.3:a:chronoengine:chronoforms:2.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-0567

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