CVE-2008-6983 — modules/tool/hitcounter.php in devalcms 1.4a allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the HTTP Referer header with a target file specified in the gv_folder_data parameter, as demonstrated by modifying modules/tool/url2header.php

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modules/tool/hitcounter.php in devalcms 1.4a allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the HTTP Referer header with a target file specified in the gv_folder_data parameter, as demonstrated by modifying modules/tool/url2header.php

Published Aug 18, 2009

7.5

HIGH

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 5.79%

Description

modules/tool/hitcounter.php in devalcms 1.4a allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the HTTP Referer header with a target file specified in the gv_folder_data parameter, as demonstrated by modifying modules/tool/url2header.php.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

5.79% 0.05786

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.05786

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 (10 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	5.79% (0.05786)	92.87th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	5.79% (0.05786)	92.10th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	1.47% (0.01468)	79.58th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.64% (0.00635)	79.81th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 8, 2024	0.64% (0.00635)	78.45th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.64% (0.00635)	75.83th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.21% (0.01213)	66.61th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 17, 2023	1.21% (0.01213)	66.22th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.21% (0.01213)	64.21th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.21% (0.01213)	40.54th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-94

Code Injection

References (4)

http://osvdb.org/47972
vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31037
vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44942
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6369
exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB

Link	Providers	Tags
http://osvdb.org/47972		vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31037		vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44942		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6369		exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Aug 18, 2009

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved Aug 17, 2009

Link CVE-2008-6983

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2008-6983

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2008-6983