PHParanoid before 0.4 does not properly restrict access to the members area by unauthenticated users, which has unknown impact and remote attack vectors.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-5673 is rated Moderate Risk (46.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.96%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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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 | 0.35% | 0.96% | +0.61% |
| 2 | 2023-03-07 | 0.95% | 0.35% | -0.60% |
| 3 | 2022-02-04 | — | 0.95% | — |
Full EPSS history (3 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.5 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
|
8.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| phparanoid | phparanoid | <= 0.3 | cpe:2.3:a:phparanoid:phparanoid:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| phparanoid | phparanoid | 0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:phparanoid:phparanoid:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| phparanoid | phparanoid | 0.2 | cpe:2.3:a:phparanoid:phparanoid:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/28847 | Vendor Advisory |
| http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=575358 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40516 |