CVE-2008-5227 describes an unspecified file inclusion vulnerability in PHPCow that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is critical, requiring no authentication or complex attack vectors and potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Although no public exploit code or Metasploit modules are available, this vulnerability was exploited in the wild in November 2008, indicating its past active use. Despite its severity, there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:phpcow:phpcow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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.
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 records are not available for this CVE.