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CVE-2008-6171

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-6171 describes a critical arbitrary file inclusion and execution vulnerability in Drupal versions 5.x before 5.12 and 6.x before 6.6. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary files by manipulating the HTTP Host header, specifically when the server is configured for IP-based virtual hosts. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe, enabling complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability with moderate attack complexity and no authentication required. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.71%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
88.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0370 is in the 49th percentile among its peer group of 8,920 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 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

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2008-6171

drupal: multiple security issues in < 6.6,5.12 (SA-2008-067)

References

drupal.org / files/sa-2008-067/SA-2008-067-5.11.patch
drupal.org / node/324824
PatchVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/32389
secunia.com / advisories/32441
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/46049
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00783.html
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00826.html
securityfocus.com / bid/31900
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/2913