Is CVE-2008-5708 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-5708 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-5708?

CVE-2008-5708 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

CVE-2008-5708

HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 2.6%EU EUVD

redirect.php in SlimCMS 1.0.0 does not require authentication, which allows remote attackers to create administrative users by using the newusername and newpassword parameters and setting the newisadmin parameter to 1.

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-287
EPSS score: 2.6% (86th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-5679)
Published: December 24, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-5679 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

slimcms / slimcms

References

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

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