CVE-2008-5434

Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in PunBB 1.3 and 1.3.1 allow remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) order_by or (2) direction parameter to admin/users.php, or (3) configuration options to admin/settings.php.

Published: 2008-12-11 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-5434 is rated Moderate Risk (50/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.60%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-5434

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 2025-03-17 0.32% 0.60% +0.28%
2 2023-03-07 1.23% 0.32% -0.92%
3 2022-02-04 — 1.23% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-5434

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/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:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-5434

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-5434

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
punbb punbb 1.3 cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
punbb punbb 1.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-5434

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