CVE-2008-5723

Directory traversal vulnerability in CGI RESCUE KanniBBS2000 (aka KanniBBS2000i, MiniBBS2000, and MiniBBS2000i) before 1.03 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

Published: 2008-12-26 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-5723 is rated Moderate Risk (46.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.55%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.44% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-5723

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 0.11% 1.55% +1.44%
2 2025-03-17 0.48% 0.11% -0.37%
3 2025-01-01 0.48%

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-5723

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N 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:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-5723

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-5723

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cgi-rescue kannibbs2000 <= 1.02 cpe:2.3:a:cgi-rescue:kannibbs2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cgi-rescue kannibbs2000i <= 1.02 cpe:2.3:a:cgi-rescue:kannibbs2000i:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-5723

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