CVE-2008-5844

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

PHP 5.2.7 contains an incorrect change to the FILTER_UNSAFE_RAW functionality, and unintentionally disables magic_quotes_gpc regardless of the actual magic_quotes_gpc setting, which might make it easier for context-dependent attackers to conduct SQL injection attacks and unspecified other attacks.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.5/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weakness enumeration

CWE-16

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jan 5, 2009
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2008-5844: High severity, CVSS 7.5 | Vulnix