Is CVE-2008-5673 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-5673 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-5673?

CVE-2008-5673 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2008-5673

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5EPSS 1.0%EU EUVD

PHParanoid before 0.4 does not properly restrict access to the members area by unauthenticated users, which has unknown impact and remote attack vectors.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.5 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-264
EPSS score: 1.0% (62th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-5644)
Published: December 19, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-5644 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

phparanoid / phparanoid
phparanoid / phparanoid
phparanoid / phparanoid

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/28847(Vendor Advisory)
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=575358(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40516

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

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