Is CVE-2008-6157 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-6157 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-6157?

CVE-2008-6157 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

CVE-2008-6157

HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 3.0%EU EUVD

SepCity Classified Ads stores the admin password in cleartext in data/classifieds.mdb, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.5 (v3.1)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-312
EPSS score: 3.0% (87th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-6127)
Published: February 17, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-6127 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

sepcity / classified ads

References

http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2009-February/002146.html(Mailing List)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48822(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7613(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)

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

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