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CVE-2008-1408

31
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-1408 describes a SQL injection vulnerability in phpBP 2 RC3 (2.204) FIX 4, specifically within the includes/functions/banners-external.php file. This flaw allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands by manipulating the 'id' parameter during a banner_out action. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available via ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this older vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
rc3_2.204CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:phpbp:phpbp:rc3_2.204:*:fix4:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.23%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
65.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-5263 · Mar 16, 2008
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0123 is in the 45th percentile among its peer group of 51,466 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

irk4z.wordpress.com / 2008/03/16/phpbp-rc3-2204-fix4-remote-sql-injection-vulnerability
secunia.com / advisories/29411
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/41222
exploit-db.com / exploits/5263
phpbp.com / filedownload-phpbp2-RC3-204-fix5_22.html
URL Repurposed
securityfocus.com / bid/28272
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/0910/references