Is CVE-2008-0892 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-0892 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-0892?

CVE-2008-0892 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.0 (HIGH).

CVE-2008-0892

HIGH · CVSS 9.0EPSS 14.0%EU EUVD

The replication monitor CGI script (repl-monitor-cgi.pl) in Red Hat Administration Server, as used by Red Hat Directory Server 8.0 EL4 and EL5, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

Key facts

CVSS score: 9.0 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-20
EPSS score: 14.0% (97th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-0899)
Published: April 16, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-0899 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

redhat / directory server
redhat / directory server
redhat / directory server
redhat / fedora directory server

References

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01433676(Broken Link)
http://secunia.com/advisories/29761(Broken Link)
http://secunia.com/advisories/29826(Broken Link)
http://secunia.com/advisories/30114(Broken Link)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0199.html(Broken Link)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0201.html(Broken Link)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28802(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019856(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1449/references(Broken Link)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=437301(Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41840(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00380.html(Third Party Advisory)
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00386.html(Third Party Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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