Merlix Educate Server allows remote attackers to bypass intended security restrictions and obtain sensitive information via a direct request to (1) config.asp and (2) users.asp.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-6870 is rated High Exploit Risk (63.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.92%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7348 | exploit_db | edb | 2008-12-05 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 2025-12-17 | 2.00% | 1.92% | -0.08% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 2.88% | 2.00% | -0.88% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 2.88% | — |
Full EPSS history (7 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| merlix | educate_server | — | cpe:2.3:a:merlix:educate_server:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |