Merlix Educate Server stores db.mdb under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to obtain unspecified sensitive information via a direct request.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-6871 is rated High Exploit Risk (61/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.46%). Core evidence: 2 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 ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | 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 | 2026-06-15 | 5.23% | 2.46% | -2.77% |
| 2 | 2025-12-15 | 2.83% | 5.23% | +2.40% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 2.83% | — |
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:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |