Is CVE-2008-3072 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-3072 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-3072?

CVE-2008-3072 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

CVE-2008-3072

HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 1.0%EU EUVD

Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 1.1.x before 1.1.5 and 1.0.x before 1.0.13, when running in PHP before 4.2.0, does not properly seed the random number generator, which has unknown impact and attack vectors.

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-189
EPSS score: 1.0% (63th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-3062)
Published: July 8, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-3062 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

simple machines / simple machines forum

References

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

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