MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2008-0138

Xoopsgallery Module vulnerability

CVSS
6.8
EPSS
4.8%
EPSS pct
91th
Exploited
No known
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in xoopsgallery/init_basic.php in the mod_gallery module for XOOPS, when register_globals is disabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the GALLERY_BASEDIR parameter.
Affected vendor
Xoops
Affected product
Xoopsgallery Module
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2008-01-08

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality, partial impact to integrity, partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 4.8% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 91% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2008-0138

  • Confirm whether Xoops Xoopsgallery Module is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2008-0138.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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