Is CVE-2008-6551 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-6551 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-6551?

CVE-2008-6551 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.1 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2008-6551

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.1EPSS 1.9%EU EUVD

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in e-Vision CMS 2.0.2 and earlier, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in (1) an adminlang cookie to admin/ind_ex.php; or the module parameter to (2) 3rdparty/adminpart/add3rdparty.php, (3) polling/adminpart/addpolling.php, (4) contact/adminpart/addcontact.php, (5) brandnews/adminpart/addbrandnews.php, (6) newsletter/adminpart/addnewsletter.php, (7) game/adminpart/addgame.php, (8) tour/adminpart/addtour.php, (9) articles/adminpart/addarticles.php, (10) product/adminpart/addproduct.php, or (11) plain/adminpart/addplain.php in modules/.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.1 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-22
EPSS score: 1.9% (80th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-6514)
Published: March 30, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-6514 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

e-vision / e-vision cms
e-vision / e-vision cms

References

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

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