CVE-2008-6440

Cerberus Helpdesk before 4.0 (Build 600) allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via direct requests for "controllers ... that aren't standard helpdesk pages," possibly involving the (1) /display and (2) /kb URIs.

Published: 2009-03-06 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-6440 is rated Moderate Risk (44.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.31%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-6440

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 2024-09-17 0.20% 0.31% +0.11%
2 2024-02-08 0.31% 0.20% -0.11%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.31% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-6440

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N 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:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-6440

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-6440

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cerberus cerberus_helpdesk 2.5 cpe:2.3:a:cerberus:cerberus_helpdesk:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
webgroupmedia cerberus_helpdesk <= 3.3 cpe:2.3:a:webgroupmedia:cerberus_helpdesk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
webgroupmedia cerberus_helpdesk 0.97.3 cpe:2.3:a:webgroupmedia:cerberus_helpdesk:0.97.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
webgroupmedia cerberus_helpdesk 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:webgroupmedia:cerberus_helpdesk:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
webgroupmedia cerberus_helpdesk 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:webgroupmedia:cerberus_helpdesk:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
webgroupmedia cerberus_helpdesk 2.2 cpe:2.3:a:webgroupmedia:cerberus_helpdesk:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
webgroupmedia cerberus_helpdesk 2.3 cpe:2.3:a:webgroupmedia:cerberus_helpdesk:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
webgroupmedia cerberus_helpdesk 2.4 cpe:2.3:a:webgroupmedia:cerberus_helpdesk:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
webgroupmedia cerberus_helpdesk 2.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:webgroupmedia:cerberus_helpdesk:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
webgroupmedia cerberus_helpdesk 2.7 cpe:2.3:a:webgroupmedia:cerberus_helpdesk:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
webgroupmedia cerberus_helpdesk 2.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:webgroupmedia:cerberus_helpdesk:2.7.1:development_release:*:*:*:*:*:*
webgroupmedia cerberus_helpdesk 2.649 cpe:2.3:a:webgroupmedia:cerberus_helpdesk:2.649:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
webgroupmedia cerberus_helpdesk 3.2 cpe:2.3:a:webgroupmedia:cerberus_helpdesk:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
webgroupmedia cerberus_helpdesk 3.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:webgroupmedia:cerberus_helpdesk:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-6440

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