THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2008-4767
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2008-4767

Php Nuke vulnerability

CVSS
9.0
EPSS
4.2%
EPSS pct
90th
Exploited
No known
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the DownloadsPlus module in PHP-Nuke allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with (1) .htm, (2) .html, or (3) .txt extensions, then accessing it via a direct request to the file. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information. NOTE: it is unclear how allowing the upload of .html or .txt files supports arbitrary code execution; this might be legitimate functionality.
Affected vendor
Phpnuke
Affected product
Php Nuke
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation
Published
2008-10-28

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring single-factor authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 4.2% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 90% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2008-4767

  • Confirm whether Phpnuke Php Nuke is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2008-4767.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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