CVE-2008-0138

Exp

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.

Published: 2008-01-08 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-0138 is rated High Exploit Risk (74.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.78%, 91th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-0138

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
4847 exploit_db edb 2008-01-06 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-0138

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-16 4.39% 4.78% +0.39%
2 2026-06-15 3.45% 4.39% +0.93%
3 2026-05-16 — 3.45% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-0138

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-0138

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-0138

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
xoops xoopsgallery_module 1.3.3_9 cpe:2.3:a:xoops:xoopsgallery_module:1.3.3_9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-0138

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