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CVE-2008-5227

• Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 4.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2008-11-25 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-94

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in PHPCow allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, related to a "file inclusion vulnerability," as exploited in the wild in November 2008.

Affected products

• Phpcow: all versions

References

• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/515417
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32361
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46714
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/515417
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32361
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46714

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