Is CVE-2008-7172 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-7172 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-7172?

CVE-2008-7172 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

CVE-2008-7172

HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 2.3%EU EUVD

Lightweight news portal (LNP) 1.0b does not properly restrict access to administrator functionality, which allows remote attackers to gain administrator privileges via direct requests to admin.php with the (1) potd_delete, (2) potd, (3) vote_update, (4) vote, or (5) modifynews actions.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.5 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-264
EPSS score: 2.3% (83th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-7131)
Published: September 8, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-7131 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

yanick bourbeau / lightweight news portal

References

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

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