CVE-2008-3298

SocialEngine (SE) before 2.83 grants certain write privileges for templates, which allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary PHP code.

Published: 2008-07-25 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-3298 is rated Moderate Risk (47.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.51%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-3298

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 2026-04-08 0.57% 0.51% -0.06%
2 2026-03-02 0.77% 0.57% -0.20%
3 2025-03-30 0.77%

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-3298

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/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:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
6.8 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-3298

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-3298

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
social_engine social_engine <= 2.81 cpe:2.3:a:social_engine:social_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
social_engine social_engine 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:social_engine:social_engine:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
social_engine social_engine 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:social_engine:social_engine:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
social_engine social_engine 1.4 cpe:2.3:a:social_engine:social_engine:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
social_engine social_engine 1.6 cpe:2.3:a:social_engine:social_engine:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
social_engine social_engine 1.7 cpe:2.3:a:social_engine:social_engine:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
social_engine social_engine 1.8 cpe:2.3:a:social_engine:social_engine:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
social_engine social_engine 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:social_engine:social_engine:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
social_engine social_engine 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:social_engine:social_engine:2.0:online_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
social_engine social_engine 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:social_engine:social_engine:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
social_engine social_engine 2.4 cpe:2.3:a:social_engine:social_engine:2.4:*:se:*:*:*:*:*
social_engine social_engine 2.5 cpe:2.3:a:social_engine:social_engine:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
social_engine social_engine 2.7 cpe:2.3:a:social_engine:social_engine:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-3298

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