CVE-2008-3072

Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 1.1.x before 1.1.5 and 1.0.x before 1.0.13, when running in PHP before 4.2.0, does not properly seed the random number generator, which has unknown impact and attack vectors.

Published: 2008-07-08 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-3072 is rated Moderate Risk (47.4/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.30%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-3072

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 2025-03-30 0.35% 0.30% -0.06%
2 2025-03-29 0.26% 0.35% +0.09%
3 2024-12-10 — 0.26% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-3072

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-2008-3072

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-3072

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
simple_machines simple_machines_forum <= 1.0.12 cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
simple_machines simple_machines_forum <= 1.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-3072

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