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CVE-2008-5040

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 2.56% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-11-12 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may be remotely exploitable.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2008-5040
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
2.56%

Original NVD Description

Graphiks MyForum 1.3 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrative access by setting the (1) myforum_login and (2) myforum_pass cookies to 1.