Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in BBcode API module in Phorum 5.2.8 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via nested BBcode image tags.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-4513 is rated High Exploit Risk (60.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.95%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.42% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 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 | 0.53% | 1.95% | +1.42% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 0.43% | 0.53% | +0.10% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 0.43% | — |
Full EPSS history (7 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.3 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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8.6 | 2.9 | [email protected] |