CVE-2008-1171

Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in the 123 Flash Chat Module for phpBB allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the phpbb_root_path parameter to (1) 123flashchat.php and (2) phpbb_login_chat.php. NOTE: CVE disputes this issue because $phpbb_root_path is explicitly set to "./" in both programs

Published: 2008-03-05 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-1171 is rated Moderate Risk (49.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.13%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-1171

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 0.66% 1.13% +0.47%
2 2025-09-15 0.63% 0.66% +0.03%
3 2025-01-07 — 0.63% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-1171

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/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:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
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.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-1171

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-1171

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
phpbb 123_flash_chat_module — cpe:2.3:a:phpbb:123_flash_chat_module:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-1171

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