THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2008-6900
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2008-6900

Availscript Article Script vulnerability

CVSS
6.5
EPSS
3.3%
EPSS pct
87th
Exploited
No known
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in "Add Pen/Author Name" feature in addpen.php in AvailScript Article Script allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in photos/.
Affected vendor
Availscript
Affected product
Availscript Article Script
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2009-08-06

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 partial impact to confidentiality, partial impact to integrity, partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 3.3% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 87% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2008-6900

  • Confirm whether Availscript Availscript Article Script is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2008-6900.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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