CVE-2008-2029

Exp

Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in (1) setup_mysql.php and (2) setup_options.php in miniBB 2.2 and possibly earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the xtr parameter in a userinfo action to index.php.

Published: 2008-04-30 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-2029 is rated High Exploit Risk (66.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.57%). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-2029

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
5494 exploit_db edb 2008-04-25 Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-2029

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 2026-04-07 0.51% 0.57% +0.06%
2 2025-11-29 0.33% 0.51% +0.18%
3 2025-06-20 0.33%

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-2029

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-2008-2029

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-2029

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
minibb minibb <= 2.2 cpe:2.3:a:minibb:minibb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-2029

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