PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in authentication/phpbb3/phpbb3.functions.php in phpRaider 1.0.7 and 1.0.7a, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the pConfig_auth[phpbb_path] parameter.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-2481 is rated High Exploit Risk (84.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.04%, 91th 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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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5671 | exploit_db | edb | 2008-05-24 | 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 | 2026-06-15 | 7.30% | 5.04% | -2.26% |
| 2 | 2025-12-02 | 3.84% | 7.30% | +3.46% |
| 3 | 2025-07-18 | — | 3.84% | — |
Full EPSS history (15 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] |