CVE-2008-1903

Exp

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in news_show.php in Newanz NewsOffice 1.0 and 1.1, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the newsoffice_directory parameter.

Published: 2008-04-22 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-1903 is rated High Exploit Risk (74.5/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 67.24%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-1903

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
5429 exploit_db edb 2008-04-11 Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-1903

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 2026-05-17 72.36% 67.24% -5.12%
2 2025-11-28 12.92% 72.36% +59.44%
3 2025-09-15 12.92%

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-1903

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-2008-1903

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-1903

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
newanz newsoffice 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:newanz:newsoffice:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
newanz newsoffice 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:newanz:newsoffice:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-1903

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