Is CVE-2008-5053 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-5053 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-5053?

CVE-2008-5053 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

CVE-2008-5053

HIGH · CVSS 10.0EPSS 64.1%EU EUVD

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in admin.rssreader.php in the Simple RSS Reader (com_rssreader) 1.0 component for Joomla! allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the mosConfig_live_site parameter.

Key facts

CVSS score: 10.0 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-94
EPSS score: 64.1% (99th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-5032)
Published: November 13, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-5032 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

joomla / com rssreader
joomla / joomla

References

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

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