Is CVE-2008-5204 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-5204 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-5204?

CVE-2008-5204 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2008-5204

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 1.8%EU EUVD

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in PowerAward 1.1.0 RC1, when register_globals is enabled, allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences in the lang parameter to (1) agb.php, (2) angemeldet.php, (3) anmelden.php, (4) charts.php, (5) external_vote.php, (6) guestbook.php, (7) impressum.php, (8) index.php, (9) rss-reader.php, (10) statistic.php, (11) teilnehmer.php, (12) topsites.php, (13) votecode.php, (14) voting.php, and (15) winner.php.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.8 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-22
EPSS score: 1.8% (79th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-5181)
Published: November 21, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-5181 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

poweraward / poweraward

References

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

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