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Vulnerability · CVE-2008-5227

phpcow phpcow Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Published Nov 25, 2008 · catalog updated Nov 25, 2008 · phpcow phpcow Improper Control

Patch now

CVE-2008-5227 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm phpcow phpcow Improper Control against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (phpcow phpcow Improper Control).
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
4.69%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
vendor phpcow phpcow

Unspecified vulnerability in PHPCow allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, related to a "file inclusion vulnerability," as exploited in the wild in November 2008.

Are you affected?

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The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • vendor phpcow phpcowversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2008-5227

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2008-5227 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm phpcow phpcow Improper Control against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 4.69%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Nov 25, 2008 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    Unspecified vulnerability in PHPCow allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, related to a "file inclusion vulnerability," as exploited in the wild in November 2008.

  2. Nov 25, 2008 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2008-5227

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2008-5227

    30-day exploitation probability 4.7%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2008-5227

    Unspecified vulnerability in PHPCow allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, related to a "file inclusion vulnerability," as exploited in the wild in November 2008.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.