CVE-2008-1416

Exp

Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in PHPauction GPL 2.51 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the include_path parameter to (1) converter.inc.php, (2) messages.inc.php, and (3) settings.inc.php in includes/.

Published: 2008-03-20 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-1416 is rated High Exploit Risk (81.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 34.84%, 98th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +25.16% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-1416

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
5266 exploit_db edb 2008-03-17 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-1416

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 2026-06-15 9.68% 34.84% +25.16%
2 2026-06-05 9.14% 9.68% +0.55%
3 2026-04-15 9.14%

Full EPSS history (19 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-1416

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-2008-1416

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-1416

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
phpauction phpauction_gpl 2.51 cpe:2.3:a:phpauction:phpauction_gpl:2.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-1416

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