CVE-2008-5738

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.5)—

Nodstrum MySQL Calendar 1.1 and 1.2 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrative access by setting the nodstrumCalendarV2 cookie to 1. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

CVSS

Version: 2.0
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Base score: 7.5

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 2.55%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 85
Score date: 10/5/2026

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)

Nodstrum — Mysql Calendar

CWEs

CWE-264

References

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