PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in calendar.php in WorkSimple 1.2.1, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the lang parameter.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-5764 is rated High Exploit Risk (91.2/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 38.69%, 97th percentile). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +10.32% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7481 | exploit_db | edb | 2008-12-15 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 2025-12-27 | 28.38% | 38.69% | +10.32% |
| 2 | 2025-07-18 | 23.89% | 28.38% | +4.49% |
| 3 | 2025-05-21 | — | 23.89% | — |
Full EPSS history (11 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.3 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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8.6 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2500mhz | worksimple | 1.2.1 | cpe:2.3:a:2500mhz:worksimple:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |