CVE-2008-3428

Session fixation vulnerability in phpFreeChat 1.1 allows remote authenticated users to hijack web sessions by setting the session_id parameter to match the victim's nickid parameter.

Published: 2008-07-31 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-3428 is rated Moderate Risk (48.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.16%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-3428

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 0.42% 1.16% +0.73%
2 2025-03-30 0.46% 0.42% -0.03%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.46% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-3428

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/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:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
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.
 8.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-3428

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-3428

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
phpfreechat phpfreechat 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:phpfreechat:phpfreechat:1.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpfreechat phpfreechat 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:phpfreechat:phpfreechat:1.0:beta10:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpfreechat phpfreechat 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:phpfreechat:phpfreechat:1.0:beta11:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpfreechat phpfreechat 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:phpfreechat:phpfreechat:1.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpfreechat phpfreechat 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:phpfreechat:phpfreechat:1.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpfreechat phpfreechat 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:phpfreechat:phpfreechat:1.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpfreechat phpfreechat 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:phpfreechat:phpfreechat:1.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpfreechat phpfreechat 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:phpfreechat:phpfreechat:1.0:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpfreechat phpfreechat 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:phpfreechat:phpfreechat:1.0:beta7:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpfreechat phpfreechat 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:phpfreechat:phpfreechat:1.0:beta8:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpfreechat phpfreechat 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:phpfreechat:phpfreechat:1.0:beta9:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpfreechat phpfreechat 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:phpfreechat:phpfreechat:1.0:final:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpfreechat phpfreechat 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:phpfreechat:phpfreechat:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-3428

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