CVE-2008-6039

UNRATEDCVSS · not yet scoredWeaponized
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • No CVSS published and no exploitation signals yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 2%CVSS v2: Exploit: Exploit-DB (verified) · public exploitExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Session fixation vulnerability in BLUEPAGE CMS 2.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to hijack web sessions by setting the PHPSESSID parameter.

CVSS v3
EG Score
0.0(none)
EG Risk
0
EG Risk 0/100

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EPSS PROB
2%
EPSS %ILE
79%
KEV
Not listed

Published

February 3, 2009

Last Modified

August 7, 2024

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 2× in last 7d / 2× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-27 12:57 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-27 12:57 UTCGHSA enrichment

Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Exploit-DBEDB-32407✓ verified
    First seen Sep 22, 2008

    BLUEPAGE CMS 2.5 - 'PHPSESSID' Session Fixation

    Open source ↗

Frequently asked(4)

What is CVE-2008-6039?
CVE-2008-6039 is a publicly disclosed vulnerability published on February 3, 2009. Session fixation vulnerability in BLUEPAGE CMS 2.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to hijack web sessions by setting the PHPSESSID parameter.
When was CVE-2008-6039 disclosed?
CVE-2008-6039 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on February 3, 2009, with the most recent update on August 7, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2008-6039 actively exploited?
CVE-2008-6039 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 20.6% of all scored CVEs.
How do I remediate CVE-2008-6039?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2008-6039, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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