# CVE-2008-5090: Electron Inc.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2008-11-14 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.anelectron.com/board/index.php?tid=3282
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45270
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496552/100/0/threaded
- http://www.gulftech.org/?node=research&article_id=00131-09202008
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4598
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31978
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6499
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31268

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