CVE-2008-0701

ActivationHandler in Magnolia CE 3.5.x before 3.5.4 does not check permissions during importing, which allows remote attackers to have an unknown impact via activation of a new item, possibly involving addition of arbitrary new content.

Published: 2008-02-12 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-0701 is rated Moderate Risk (43.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.19%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-0701

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 0.23% 1.19% +0.95%
2 2025-03-30 0.28% 0.23% -0.04%
3 2025-03-29 0.28%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-0701

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N 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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-0701

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-0701

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
magnolia ce 3.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:magnolia:ce:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
magnolia ce 3.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:magnolia:ce:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
magnolia ce 3.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:magnolia:ce:3.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-0701

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