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/.
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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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5266 | exploit_db | edb | 2008-03-17 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.8 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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8.6 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| phpauction | phpauction_gpl | 2.51 | cpe:2.3:a:phpauction:phpauction_gpl:2.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |