CVE-2008-4688

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Published: 2008-10-22 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-4688 is rated Moderate Risk (58.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 11.71%, 96th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +6.37% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-4688

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 5.34% 11.71% +6.37%
2 2025-05-28 1.54% 5.34% +3.80%
3 2025-03-30 — 1.54% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-4688

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N 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:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-4688

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-4688

vendor priority summary link
gentoo high CVE-2008-4688: 1 GLSA(s) (200812-07), 1 atom(s) (www-apps/mantisbt); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-4688
redhat — — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-4688
ubuntu low CVE-2008-4688 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (mantis), 11 status rows across 11 suites (dapper, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, upstream): not-affected 6, ignored 4, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-4688

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-4688

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mantis mantis <= 1.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mantis mantis 0.19.3 cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:0.19.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mantis mantis 0.19.4 cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:0.19.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mantis mantis 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mantis mantis 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mantis mantis 1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mantis mantis 1.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mantis mantis 1.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mantis mantis 1.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mantis mantis 1.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mantis mantis 1.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mantis mantis 1.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mantis mantis 1.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-4688

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