CVE-2008-1981: Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in E-Publish 5.x before 5.x-1.1 and 6.x before 6.x-1.0 beta1,

Routine

MEDIUM 6.8DOWNGRADE

CVE-2008-1981 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.8) affecting e-publish. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in E-Publish 5.x before 5.x-1.1 and 6.x before 6.x-1.0 beta1, a Drupal module, allows remote attackers to perform unauthorized actions as other users via unspecified vectors.

Why this priority

No elevated risk signals yet

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	6.8 (Medium)
EPSS exploit chance	0.7% (top 46%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-352
Published	2008-04-27
Last modified	2026-06-16

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: e-publish project

Last updated 2026-06-16 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2008-04-27 20:05 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-16 22:52 UTCUpdated Record last modified

e-publish project e-publish DOWNGRADE

Affected: 5.x-1.0 · 5.x-1.x dev · 6.x-1.x dev

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 5.x-1.0

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy e-publish || rpm -q e-publish || e-publish --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 5.x-1.0 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison e-publish sudo apt install e-publish=<VERSION_BEFORE_5.x-1.0> sudo apt-mark hold e-publish

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list e-publish sudo dnf downgrade e-publish-<VERSION_BEFORE_5.x-1.0> sudo dnf versionlock add e-publish

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2008-1981?

e-publish: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2008-1981 being exploited?

CVE-2008-1981 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2008-1981 affect?

CVE-2008-1981 affects e-publish. Severity is medium (CVSS 6.8). Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in E-Publish 5.x before 5.x-1.1 and 6.x before 6.x-1.0 beta1, a Drupal module, allows remote attackers to perform unauthorized actions as other users via unspecified vectors.

How urgent is CVE-2008-1981?

Priority 37/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

Software pages

Drupal vulnerabilities

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References

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