Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in upload.php in PhotoPost vBGallery 2.4.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary co…

Published 17 y ago 2009-08-26 · modified 4 mo ago 2026-06-16 · JSON

CVSS

6.5

v2.0 · NVD

CISA KEV

not known exploited

EPSS

3.3%

percentile 88%

Public exploits

Exploit-DB

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in upload.php in PhotoPost vBGallery 2.4.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension followed by a safe extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in a certain path. NOTE: this may be the same vulnerability as CVE-2008-0251, but this is not clear due to lack of details from the vendor.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

3.25% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

EDB-6082 PhotoPost vBGallery 2.4.2 - Arbitrary File Upload · webapps · 2008-07-15

CVSS scores

Assigned by	Version	Score	Vector
NVD	2.0	6.5	`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P`

Classification

Weakness

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

securityfocus.com /bid/30249 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
exploit-db.com /exploits/6082 · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/43845 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred

Sources

CVE List: CVE-2008-7088
NVD: CVE-2008-7088

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