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CVE-2008-3298

Status: ModifiedMedium (6)—

SocialEngine (SE) before 2.83 grants certain write privileges for templates, which allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary PHP code.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Social Engine — Social Engine

CWEs

References

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