CVE-2008-6546

Unspecified vulnerability in phpns before 2.1.3 has unknown impact and attack vectors related to "activation permissions."

Published: 2009-03-30 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-6546 is rated Moderate Risk (55.9/100): CVSS Critical severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.26%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-6546

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 0.56% 0.26% -0.30%
2 2025-03-29 0.26% 0.56% +0.30%
3 2025-03-17 0.26%

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-6546

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-2008-6546

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-6546

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
alecwh phpns <= 2.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:alecwh:phpns:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alecwh phpns 2.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:alecwh:phpns:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-6546

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