CVE-2008-0251

Exp

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in PhotoPost vBGallery before 2.4.2 allows remote attackers to upload and execute arbitrary files via unknown vectors.

Published: 2008-01-12 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-0251 is rated High Exploit Risk (85.8/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.14%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-0251

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
6082 exploit_db edb 2008-07-15 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-0251

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 2026-02-02 2.62% 3.14% +0.52%
2 2025-03-30 3.12% 2.62% -0.50%
3 2025-03-29 3.12%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-0251

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-0251

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-0251

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
photopost photopost_vbgallery <= 2.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:photopost:photopost_vbgallery:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-0251

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