CVE-2008-3763

Exp

Variable overwrite vulnerability in libsecure.php in Turnkey PHP Live Helper 2.0.1 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary variables related to the db config file. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code injection by overwriting the language file.

Published: 2008-08-21 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-3763 is rated High Exploit Risk (66.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.58%). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-3763

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
6261 exploit_db edb 2008-08-18 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-3763

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 12.08% 2.58% -9.50%
2 2025-12-12 11.44% 12.08% +0.65%
3 2025-10-11 — 11.44% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-3763

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-2008-3763

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2008-3763

Solution: Upgrade to Version 2.1.0 - http://www.turnkeywebtools.com/esupport/index.php?_m=news&_a=viewnews&newsid=62

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-3763

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
turnkeywebtools php_live_helper <= 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:turnkeywebtools:php_live_helper:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
turnkeywebtools php_live_helper 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:turnkeywebtools:php_live_helper:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
turnkeywebtools php_live_helper 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:turnkeywebtools:php_live_helper:2.0:beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
turnkeywebtools php_live_helper 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:turnkeywebtools:php_live_helper:2.0:beta_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
turnkeywebtools php_live_helper 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:turnkeywebtools:php_live_helper:2.0:beta_3:*:*:*:*:*:*
turnkeywebtools php_live_helper 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:turnkeywebtools:php_live_helper:2.0:beta_4:*:*:*:*:*:*
turnkeywebtools php_live_helper 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:turnkeywebtools:php_live_helper:2.0:beta_5:*:*:*:*:*:*
turnkeywebtools php_live_helper 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:turnkeywebtools:php_live_helper:2.0:beta_6:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-3763

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