CVE-2008-5958

Exp

Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in Active Test 2.1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the QuizID parameter to (1) questions.asp, (2) importquestions.asp, and (3) quiztakers.asp.

Published: 2009-01-23 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-5958 is rated High Exploit Risk (72.4/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.10%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-5958

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
7295 exploit_db edb 2008-11-29 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-5958

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 2026-03-15 0.95% 1.10% +0.15%
2 2026-01-23 0.85% 0.95% +0.10%
3 2025-08-01 — 0.85% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-5958

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-2008-5958

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-5958

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
activewebsoftwares active_test 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:activewebsoftwares:active_test:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-5958

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