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CVE-2008-5938

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8 EPSS 2.39% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2009-01-22 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.8. 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.

External Security References

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CVE
CVE-2008-5938
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.8
EPSS
2.39%

Original NVD Description

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in assets/snippets/reflect/snippet.reflect.php in MODx CMS 0.9.6.2 and earlier, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the reflect_base parameter.