Is CVE-2008-6279 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-6279 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-6279?

CVE-2008-6279 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

CVE-2008-6279

HIGH · CVSS 7.8EPSS 2.7%EU EUVD

RakhiSoftware Price Comparison Script (aka Shopping Cart) allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via an invalid PHPSESSID cookie, which reveals the installation path in an error message.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.8 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-200
EPSS score: 2.7% (86th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-6249)
Published: February 25, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-6249 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

rakhisoftware / rakhisoftware shopping cart

References

http://osvdb.org/50325
http://packetstormsecurity.com/0811-exploits/rakhi-sqlxssfpd.txt(Exploit)
http://secunia.com/advisories/32950(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32563(Exploit)

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

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