What is CVE-2008-3938?

CVE-2008-3938 is a high-severity vulnerability in Opendb, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2008-09-05.

How severe is CVE-2008-3938?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

CSRF in Opendb

CVE-2008-3938

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in user_admin.php in Open Media Collectors Database (OpenDb) 1.0.6 allows remote attackers to change arbitrary passwords via an update_password action.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

Published 2008-09-05 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (37.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 37th percentile — 37.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Opendb — versions 1.0.6

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

References

packetstorm.linuxsecurity.com/0808-exploits/omcd-xssxsrf.txt (Exploit)
secunia.com/advisories/31719 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2008-3938?: CVE-2008-3938 is a high-severity vulnerability in Opendb, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2008-09-05.
How severe is CVE-2008-3938?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.