CVE-2008-6120

SQL injection vulnerability in profile_comments.php in SocialEngine (SE) 2.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the comment_secure parameter.

Published: 2009-02-11 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-6120 is rated Moderate Risk (51.6/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.05%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-6120

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% 1.05% +0.70%
2 2025-03-17 0.13% 0.35% +0.23%
3 2023-03-07 0.13%

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-6120

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-2008-6120

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-6120

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
socialengine socialengine <= 2.7 cpe:2.3:a:socialengine:socialengine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
socialengine socialengine 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:socialengine:socialengine:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
socialengine socialengine 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:socialengine:socialengine:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
socialengine socialengine 1.4 cpe:2.3:a:socialengine:socialengine:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
socialengine socialengine 1.6 cpe:2.3:a:socialengine:socialengine:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
socialengine socialengine 1.7 cpe:2.3:a:socialengine:socialengine:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
socialengine socialengine 1.8 cpe:2.3:a:socialengine:socialengine:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
socialengine socialengine 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:socialengine:socialengine:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
socialengine socialengine 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:socialengine:socialengine:2.0:bta_online:*:*:*:*:*:*
socialengine socialengine 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:socialengine:socialengine:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
socialengine socialengine 2.4 cpe:2.3:a:socialengine:socialengine:2.4:se:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-6120

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