HIGH
Unspecified vulnerability in phpBB before 3.0.4 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via unknown vectors related to the lack of password prompts for a private message that quotes a post in a password-protected forum
Published Mar 23, 2009
8.7
HIGHCVSS 4.0
EPSS 1.10%
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in phpBB before 3.0.4 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via unknown vectors related to the lack of password prompts for a private message that quotes a post in a password-protected forum.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
8.7 HIGH GHSA
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Attack Requirements None
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Vulnerable System Confidentiality High
Vulnerable System Integrity None
Vulnerable System Availability None
Subsequent System Confidentiality None
Subsequent System Integrity None
Subsequent System Availability None
7.5 HIGH GHSA
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.10% 0.01100
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01100
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.10% (0.01100) | 64.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.10% (0.01100) | 61.23th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.38% (0.00375) | 57.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.21% (0.00212) | 60.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.12% (0.00121) | 45.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00101) | 40.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.22% (0.00219) | 58.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (10)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33166 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/06/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.osvdb.org/50806 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=1352565 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.phpbb.com/support/documents.php?mode=changelog&version=3#v303 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jw8f-q84g-r3vm Advisory
- https://github.com/phpbb/phpbb-app/commit/fce23bc91b1e325eb65a2515cf8ae13e180023e9
- https://github.com/phpbb/phpbb/commit/866e4196f4f50a41a1f176a17cc56609a13d4a10
- https://github.com/phpbb/phpbb/commit/a0c9705bb7d3e203324d777782a6915bf5eee1d1
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6507
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/33166 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/06/2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/50806 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=1352565 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.phpbb.com/support/documents.php?mode=changelog&version=3#v303 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jw8f-q84g-r3vm | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/phpbb/phpbb-app/commit/fce23bc91b1e325eb65a2515cf8ae13e180023e9 | ||
| https://github.com/phpbb/phpbb/commit/866e4196f4f50a41a1f176a17cc56609a13d4a10 | ||
| https://github.com/phpbb/phpbb/commit/a0c9705bb7d3e203324d777782a6915bf5eee1d1 | ||
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6507 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 23, 2009
Updated Sep 17, 2024
Reserved Mar 23, 2009
Link CVE-2008-6507
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-JW8F-Q84G-R3VM Updated n/a