PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in 123flashchat.php in the 123 Flash Chat 6.8.0 module for e107, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the e107path parameter.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-1989 is rated High Exploit Risk (86.9/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.31%). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.51% 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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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5459 | exploit_db | edb | 2008-04-17 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 2025-11-29 | 1.80% | 3.31% | +1.51% |
| 2 | 2025-06-17 | 1.51% | 1.80% | +0.29% |
| 3 | 2025-04-27 | — | 1.51% | — |
Full EPSS history (13 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 123flashchat | 123_flash_chat_module | 6.8.0 | cpe:2.3:a:123flashchat:123_flash_chat_module:6.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| e107 | e107 | — | cpe:2.3:a:e107:e107:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |