CVE-2008-5758
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedCross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in PHParanoid before 0.5 allows remote attackers to perform unspecified actions as authenticated users via unknown vectors related to private messages.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · low confidenceCross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in PHParanoid before version 0.5 allows remote attackers to perform unauthorized actions as authenticated users through the private messaging system. The specific attack vectors are not detailed in available sources, but CSRF attacks typically exploit authenticated sessions by tricking users into submitting malicious requests.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 0.4= 0.1= 0.2= 0.3CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- M
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm PHParanoid installationSearch the web root directory for PHParanoid files, typically in a directory named 'phparanoid' or check for files containing 'PHParanoid' or class definitions like 'Phparanoid' in PHP files.Affected if PHParanoid is present on the system and accessible via web browser.
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Identify installed PHParanoid versionOpen the main PHParanoid PHP file (often named index.php, phparanoid.php, or similar in the installation directory) and look for a version string, often defined as a constant like VERSION, $version, or in a config file. Compare the found version against the affected range: 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, or any version <= 0.4.Affected if The installed version is 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, or <= 0.4.
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Determine if private messaging module is activeCheck if the private messaging functionality is enabled by inspecting the PHParanoid configuration file (commonly config.php, settings.php, or similar) for messaging-related settings, or by attempting to access the messaging feature through the web interface if the application is running.Affected if The private messaging system is enabled and accessible to users.
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Inspect private messaging code for anti-CSRF protectionExamine PHP files handling private messaging actions (typically in files related to 'message', 'pm', 'messaging', or 'send' functionality) and search for anti-CSRF implementations: look for token validation code, checks for $_POST['token'], $_SESSION['token'], or similar synchronizer token patterns. Also check for Origin or Referer header validation.Affected if No anti-CSRF tokens or header validations are found in the private messaging processing code.
You are affected if PHParanoid version 0.4 or below is installed, the private messaging module is enabled, and the messaging code lacks CSRF token validation for state-changing operations.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement anti-CSRF tokens (synchronizer token pattern) on all state-changing operations in the private messaging functionality, validate Origin/Referer headers, and consider implementing SameSite cookie attributes to prevent cross-site request forgery.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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