Is CVE-2008-5793 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-5793 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-5793?

CVE-2008-5793 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2008-5793

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 24.5%EU EUVD

Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in the Clickheat - Heatmap stats (com_clickheat) component 1.0.1 for Joomla! allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the (1) GLOBALS[mosConfig_absolute_path] parameter to (a) install.clickheat.php, (b) Cache.php and (c) Clickheat_Heatmap.php in Recly/Clickheat/, and (d) Recly/common/GlobalVariables.php; and the (2) mosConfig_absolute_path parameter to (e) _main.php and (f) main.php in includes/heatmap, and (g) includes/overview/main.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-94
EPSS score: 24.5% (98th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-5763)
Published: December 31, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-5763 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

joomla / joomla
recly / clickheat-heatmap

References

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

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