CVE-2008-5308

Exp

The Simple Forum 3.1d module for LoveCMS 1.6.2 Final does not properly restrict access to administrator functions, which allows remote attackers to change the administrator password via a direct request to modules/simpleforum/admin/index.php.

Published: 2008-12-02 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-5308 is rated High Exploit Risk (75.3/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 7.28%, 94th 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-2008-5308

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
7191 exploit_db edb 2008-11-22 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-5308

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 9.74% 7.28% -2.46%
2 2026-01-22 7.79% 9.74% +1.95%
3 2025-12-02 — 7.79% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-5308

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/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:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
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.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-5308

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-5308

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
lovecms the_simple_forum 3.1d cpe:2.3:a:lovecms:the_simple_forum:3.1d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-5308

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