CVE-2008-5090

Exp

Electron Inc. Advanced Electron Forum before 1.0.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via PHP code embedded in bbcode in the email parameter, which is processed by the preg_replace function with the eval switch.

Published: 2008-11-14 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-5090 is rated High Exploit Risk (81.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.60%, 90th percentile). 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-2008-5090

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
6499 exploit_db edb 2008-09-20 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-5090

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 14.27% 4.60% -9.67%
2 2026-01-04 13.42% 14.27% +0.85%
3 2025-12-13 — 13.42% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-5090

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-5090

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-5090

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
anelectron advanced_electron_forum <= 1.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:anelectron:advanced_electron_forum:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
anelectron advanced_electron_forum 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:anelectron:advanced_electron_forum:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
anelectron advanced_electron_forum 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:anelectron:advanced_electron_forum:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
anelectron advanced_electron_forum 1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:anelectron:advanced_electron_forum:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
anelectron advanced_electron_forum 1.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:anelectron:advanced_electron_forum:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
anelectron advanced_electron_forum 1.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:anelectron:advanced_electron_forum:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-5090

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