Is CVE-2008-5604 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-5604 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-5604?

CVE-2008-5604 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2008-5604

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 2.4%EU EUVD

Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in My Simple Forum 3.0 and 4.1, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the action parameter.

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: 2.4% (84th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-5579)
Published: December 16, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-5579 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

drennansoft / my simple forum
drennansoft / my simple forum

References

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

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