CVE-2008-5789

Exp

Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in the Recly Interactive Feederator (com_feederator) component 1.0.5 for Joomla! allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the (1) mosConfig_absolute_path parameter to (a) add_tmsp.php, (b) edit_tmsp.php and (c) tmsp.php in includes/tmsp/; and the (2) GLOBALS[mosConfig_absolute_path] parameter to (d) includes/tmsp/subscription.php.

Published: 2008-12-31 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-5789 is rated High Exploit Risk (84.3/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 30.09%, 98th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +21.08% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-5789

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
7040 exploit_db edb 2008-11-07 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-5789

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 9.01% 30.09% +21.08%
2 2026-05-27 5.16% 9.01% +3.85%
3 2026-02-20 — 5.16% —

Full EPSS history (16 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-5789

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-2008-5789

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-5789

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
recly interactive_feederator 1.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:recly:interactive_feederator:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-5789

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