Is CVE-2008-6177 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-6177 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-6177?

CVE-2008-6177 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2008-6177

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 1.9%EU EUVD

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in LightBlog 9.8, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) username parameter to view_member.php, (2) username_post parameter to login.php, and the (3) Lightblog_username cookie parameter to check_user.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-22
EPSS score: 1.9% (79th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-6147)
Published: February 19, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-6147 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

publicwarehouse / lightblog

References

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

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