CVE-2008-6474

The management interface in F5 BIG-IP 9.4.3 allows remote authenticated users with Resource Manager privileges to inject arbitrary Perl code via unspecified configuration settings related to Perl EP3 with templates, probably triggering static code injection.

Published: 2009-03-16 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-6474 is rated High Risk (67.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.71%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +2.17% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-6474

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 0.54% 2.71% +2.17%
2 2025-03-30 0.71% 0.54% -0.17%
3 2025-03-29 0.71%

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-6474

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
8.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-6474

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-6474

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
f5 tmos 9.4.3 cpe:2.3:o:f5:tmos:9.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-6474

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