CVE-2008-6506

Unspecified vulnerability in phpBB before 3.0.4 allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and activate de-activated accounts via unknown vectors.

Published: 2009-03-23 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-6506 is rated Moderate Risk (42.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.54%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-6506

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 2025-03-30 0.61% 0.54% -0.07%
2 2025-03-29 0.54% 0.61% +0.07%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.54% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-6506

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:N/I:P/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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-6506

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-6506

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu low CVE-2008-6506 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (phpbb3), 7 status rows across 7 suites (dapper, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, upstream): DNE 3, not-affected 2, ignored 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-6506

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-6506

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
phpbb phpbb <= 3.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb:phpbb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb phpbb 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb:phpbb:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb phpbb 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb:phpbb:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb phpbb 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb:phpbb:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb phpbb 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb:phpbb:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb phpbb 2.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb:phpbb:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb phpbb 2.0.22 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb:phpbb:2.0.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb phpbb 2.01 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb:phpbb:2.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb phpbb 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb:phpbb:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb phpbb 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb:phpbb:3.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb phpbb 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb:phpbb:3.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb phpbb 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb:phpbb:3.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb phpbb 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb:phpbb:3.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb phpbb 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb:phpbb:3.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb phpbb 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb:phpbb:3.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb phpbb 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb:phpbb:3.0:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb phpbb 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb:phpbb:3.0:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb phpbb 3.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb:phpbb:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb phpbb 3.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb:phpbb:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-6506

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