CVE-2008-1766

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in phpBB before 3.0.1 have unknown impact and attack vectors, related to "two minor security-related bugs."

Published: 2008-04-12 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-1766 is rated High Risk (65.9/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.49%). EPSS rose +1.16% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-1766

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 0.32% 1.49% +1.16%
2 2025-03-30 1.07% 0.32% -0.75%
3 2025-03-29 — 1.07% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-1766

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-1766

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-1766

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu low CVE-2008-1766 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (phpbb3), 6 status rows across 6 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, upstream): DNE 5, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-1766

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-1766

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
phpbb phpbb <= 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb:phpbb:*:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb phpbb 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb:phpbb:3.0.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb phpbb 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb:phpbb:3.0.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb phpbb 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb:phpbb:3.0.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb phpbb 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb:phpbb:3.0.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb phpbb 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb:phpbb:3.0.0:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb phpbb 3.0.0rc cpe:2.3:a:phpbb:phpbb:3.0.0rc:1:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb phpbb 3.0.0rc cpe:2.3:a:phpbb:phpbb:3.0.0rc:2:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-1766

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