CVE-2008-5288

Exp

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in include/header.php in Werner Hilversum FAQ Manager 1.2, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the config_path parameter.

Published: 2008-12-01 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-5288 is rated High Exploit Risk (75.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.41%, 91th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.58% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-5288

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
7229 exploit_db edb 2008-11-25 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-5288

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 2026-03-10 4.82% 6.41% +1.58%
2 2026-01-21 3.42% 4.82% +1.40%
3 2025-12-01 — 3.42% —

Full EPSS history (17 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-5288

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-2008-5288

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-5288

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
scripts4you faq_manager 1.2 cpe:2.3:a:scripts4you:faq_manager:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-5288

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