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Exploitation attempts observed in the wild High confidence Not in CISA KEV

CVE-2008-1841

Photo Gallery SQL Injection

Coppermine / Photo Gallery

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Severity
CVSS 6.8 · Medium
Confidence
High
Exploit status
Exploitation attempts observed in the wild
EPSS
1.9%
First observed
—
Last observed
—

Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

Direct answers before the deeper technical record.

What it is

CVE-2008-1841 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting Coppermine Photo Gallery. SQL injection vulnerability in the session handling functionality in bridge/coppermine.inc.php in Coppermine Photo Gallery (CPG)...

Have exploitation attempts been observed?

Yes. Exploitation attempts have been reported for this vulnerability. Previdian lists it as a known exploited vulnerability. Also reported by third-party sources. Confidence is high.

Who is affected?

Coppermine / Photo Gallery.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

Photo Gallery SQL Injection

SQL injection vulnerability in the session handling functionality in bridge/coppermine.inc.php in Coppermine Photo Gallery (CPG) 1.4.17 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via an input field associated with the session_id variable, as exploited in the wild in April 2008.

NOTE: the fix for CVE-2008-1840 was intended to address this vulnerability, but is actually inapplicable.

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Published
16 Apr 2008
Exploitation Attempts Reported
16 Apr 2008
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
—
Privileges
None
User interaction
—

Tags

php

CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Evidence of exploitation attempts

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Exploitation attempts observed in the wild

CVE

Recorded 16 Apr 2008

A trusted third party reported exploitation attempts.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
CVE First 2008-04-16 17:00 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
User-Agents
Callback hosts
0
0
0

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Scanner coverage

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Virtual patch status

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Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v2.0

6.8 Medium

Potential damage if exploited. Separate from whether attackers are using it.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS

1.9%

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Previdian's warning comes from evidence, not this score.

Weaknesses

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') CWE-89

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation attempts

  1. 17:00 UTC

    Added to Previdian KEV Feed

    High-confidence, third-party report of exploitation attempts

  2. 17:00 UTC

    CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  3. 00:00 UTC

    CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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Sample API response 
{
  "cve_id": "CVE-2008-1841",
  "confidence": "High",
  "cvss_score": 6.8,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.01858,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}