CVE-2008-6221

Exp

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in config.dadamail.php in the Dada Mail Manager (com_dadamail) component 2.6 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the GLOBALS[mosConfig_absolute_path] parameter.

Published: 2009-02-20 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-6221 is rated High Exploit Risk (82.5/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 82.80%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +2.74% 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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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-6221

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
7002 exploit_db edb 2008-11-05 Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-6221

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 2026-04-12 80.06% 82.80% +2.74%
2 2026-02-22 82.41% 80.06% -2.35%
3 2025-12-19 82.41%

Full EPSS history (19 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-6221

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-2008-6221

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-6221

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
dadamailproject dada_mail_manager 2.6 cpe:2.3:a:dadamailproject:dada_mail_manager:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-6221

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