CVE-2008-6669

Exp

viewrq.php in nweb2fax 0.2.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in the var_filename parameter in a (1) tif or (2) pdf format action.

Published: 2009-04-08 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-6669 is rated High Exploit Risk (73.4/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.23%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-6669

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
5856 exploit_db edb 2008-06-18 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-6669

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 7.18% 4.23% -2.96%
2 2026-05-29 5.71% 7.18% +1.48%
3 2026-04-08 — 5.71% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-6669

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P 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:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-6669

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-6669

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
dirk_bartley nweb2fax <= 0.2.7 cpe:2.3:a:dirk_bartley:nweb2fax:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dirk_bartley nweb2fax 0.1 cpe:2.3:a:dirk_bartley:nweb2fax:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dirk_bartley nweb2fax 0.2 cpe:2.3:a:dirk_bartley:nweb2fax:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dirk_bartley nweb2fax 0.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:dirk_bartley:nweb2fax:0.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dirk_bartley nweb2fax 0.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:dirk_bartley:nweb2fax:0.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dirk_bartley nweb2fax 0.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:dirk_bartley:nweb2fax:0.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dirk_bartley nweb2fax 0.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:dirk_bartley:nweb2fax:0.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-6669

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