Is CVE-2008-2520 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-2520 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-2520?

CVE-2008-2520 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

CVE-2008-2520

HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 2.5%EU EUVD

Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in BigACE 2.4, when register_globals is enabled, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the (1) GLOBALS[_BIGACE][DIR][addon] parameter to (a) addon/smarty/plugins/function.captcha.php and (b) system/classes/sql/AdoDBConnection.php; and the (2) GLOBALS[_BIGACE][DIR][admin] parameter to (c) item_information.php and (d) jstree.php in system/application/util/, and (e) system/admin/plugins/menu/menuTree/plugin.php, different vectors than CVE-2006-4423.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.5 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-94
EPSS score: 2.5% (85th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-2515)
Published: June 3, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-2515 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

bigace / bigace

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/30183(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29157(Patch)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42343
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5596

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

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