CVE-2008-5938

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in assets/snippets/reflect/snippet.reflect.php in MODx...

6.8 MediumPublic exploit

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in assets/snippets/reflect/snippet.reflect.php in MODx CMS 0.9.6.2 and earlier, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the reflect_base parameter.

Exploit likelihood

2.39%Up 1.1 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.8

Record: CVE-2008-5938
CVSS 2.0: 6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-94
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2008-5938
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-5908 No score

Record: EUVD-2008-5908
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6w3p-6vxh-3m74 No score

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in assets/snippets/reflect/snippet.reflect.php in MODx...

Record: GHSA-6w3p-6vxh-3m74
Weakness: CWE-94
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

modxcms

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	MODx CMS 0.9.6.2 - Remote File Inclusion / Cross-Site Scripting	2008-11-23

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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

In short

CVE-2008-5938 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Modxcms, published January 22, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.39%, the 84th percentile. No source names a fixed version.