Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the DownloadsPlus module in PHP-Nuke allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploadi…

Published 18 y ago 2008-10-28 · modified 4 mo ago 2026-06-16 · JSON

CVSS

9.0

v2.0 · NVD

CISA KEV

not known exploited

EPSS

4.2%

percentile 91%

Public exploits

Exploit-DB

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

4.21% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

EDB-31702 PHP-Nuke DownloadsPlus Module - Arbitrary File Upload · webapps · 2008-04-24

CVSS scores

Assigned by	Version	Score	Vector
NVD	2.0	9.0	`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C`

Classification

Weakness

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

securityfocus.com /bid/28919 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
juniper.net /security/auto/vulnerabilities/vuln28919.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/42007 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred

Sources

CVE List: CVE-2008-4767
NVD: CVE-2008-4767

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