CVE-2008-6520

Exp

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in the SSI filter in Xitami Web Server 2.5c2, and possibly other versions, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a URI that ends in (1) .ssi, (2) .shtm, or (3) .shtml, which triggers incorrect logging code involving the sendfmt function in the SMT kernel.

Published: 2009-03-25 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-6520 is rated High Exploit Risk (84.9/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.19%). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-6520

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-6520

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 2025-08-14 3.57% 3.19% -0.38%
2 2025-03-30 5.24% 3.57% -1.67%
3 2025-03-29 5.24%

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-6520

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/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:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-6520

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-6520

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
imatix xitami 2.5c2 cpe:2.3:a:imatix:xitami:2.5c2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-6520

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