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CVE-2008-6171
includes/bootstrap.inc in Drupal 5.x before 5.12 and 6.x before 6.6, when the server is configured for "IP-based virtual hosts," allows…
- 9.3HighCVSS base score
- 3.7%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 10% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
includes/bootstrap.inc in Drupal 5.x before 5.12 and 6.x before 6.6, when the server is configured for "IP-based virtual hosts," allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary files via the HTTP Host header.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
Published
- 15 years later
· 15 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.7% · top 10% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
References9
- http://drupal.org/node/324824 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- drupal-unspecified-file-include(46049) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 32441 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 31900 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://drupal.org/files/sa-2008-067/SA-2008-067-5.11.patch (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- FEDORA-2008-9170 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 32389 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2008-9213 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- ADV-2008-2913 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2008-6141 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2008-6171)Record last updated .