CVE-2008-0893

Red Hat Administration Server, as used by Red Hat Directory Server 8.0 EL4 and EL5, does not...

7.5 High

Red Hat Administration Server, as used by Red Hat Directory Server 8.0 EL4 and EL5, does not properly restrict access to CGI scripts, which allows remote attackers to perform administrative actions.

Exploit likelihood

2.01%Unchanged since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Red Hat Administration Server, as used by Red Hat Directory Server 8.0 EL4 and EL5, does not properly restrict access to CGI scripts, which allows remote attackers to perform administrative actions.

Record: CVE-2008-0893
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-264
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Red Hat Administration Server, as used by Red Hat Directory Server 8.0 EL4 and EL5, does not properly restrict access to CGI scripts, which allows remote attackers to perform administrative actions.

Record: CVE-2008-0893
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-0900 No score

Red Hat Administration Server, as used by Red Hat Directory Server 8.0 EL4 and EL5, does not properly restrict access to CGI scripts, which allows remote attackers to perform administrative actions.

Record: EUVD-2008-0900
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-84ph-43p3-259x No score

Red Hat Administration Server, as used by Red Hat Directory Server 8.0 EL4 and EL5, does not...

Red Hat Administration Server, as used by Red Hat Directory Server 8.0 EL4 and EL5, does not properly restrict access to CGI scripts, which allows remote attackers to perform administrative actions.

Record: GHSA-84ph-43p3-259x
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

redhat directory server

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`redhat-ds-admin` Red Hat:directory_server:8::el5 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:8.0.0-6.el5dsrv	0:8.0.0-6.el5dsrv
`redhat-ds-admin-debuginfo` Red Hat:directory_server:8::el5 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:8.0.0-6.el5dsrv	0:8.0.0-6.el5dsrv

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-0893 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Redhat Directory Server, published April 16, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.01%, the 81st percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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