Electron Inc.
Priority MEDIUM 50CWE-94Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
Electron Inc. Advanced Electron Forum before 1.0.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via PHP code embedded in bbcode in the email parameter, which is processed by the preg_replace function with the eval switch.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.04597 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:anelectron:advanced_electron_forum:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.0.6 | Vulnerable | Anelectron |
| cpe:2.3:a:anelectron:advanced_electron_forum:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.1 | Vulnerable | Anelectron |
| cpe:2.3:a:anelectron:advanced_electron_forum:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.2 | Vulnerable | Anelectron |
| cpe:2.3:a:anelectron:advanced_electron_forum:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.3 | Vulnerable | Anelectron |
| cpe:2.3:a:anelectron:advanced_electron_forum:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.4 | Vulnerable | Anelectron |
| cpe:2.3:a:anelectron:advanced_electron_forum:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.5 | Vulnerable | Anelectron |
- cpe:2.3:a:anelectron:advanced_electron_forum:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.0.6 Vulnerable ·Anelectron
- cpe:2.3:a:anelectron:advanced_electron_forum:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1 Vulnerable ·Anelectron
- cpe:2.3:a:anelectron:advanced_electron_forum:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.2 Vulnerable ·Anelectron
- cpe:2.3:a:anelectron:advanced_electron_forum:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.3 Vulnerable ·Anelectron
- cpe:2.3:a:anelectron:advanced_electron_forum:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.4 Vulnerable ·Anelectron
- cpe:2.3:a:anelectron:advanced_electron_forum:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.5 Vulnerable ·Anelectron
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-5090
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-359q-vfg7-7chr
References
More Anelectron Advanced Electron Forum vulnerabilities
- TI-2009-02431 SQL injection vulnerability in Advanced Electron Forum (AEF) 1.x, when magic_quotes_gpc… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2011-03257 Advanced Electron Forum (AEF) 1.0.8 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2018-09330 An XSS issue was discovered in Advanced Electron Forum (AEF) v1.0.9. CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 4.8
- TI-2009-02432 Directory traversal vulnerability in Advanced Electron Forum (AEF) 1.x allows remote… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2008-01906 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Advanced Electron Forum (AEF) 1.0.6 allows… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2008-5090 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-5090 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-359q-vfg7-7chr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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