CVE-2008-1988

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the file_upload function in core/misc.class.php in EncapsGallery 2.0.2 allows remote authenticated administrators to upload and execute arbitrary PHP files by uploading a file with an executable extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in the rwx_gallery directory. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

Published: 2008-04-27 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-1988 is rated Moderate Risk (56.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.40%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-1988

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 2025-10-14 0.70% 0.40% -0.30%
2 2025-03-30 0.65% 0.70% +0.05%
3 2025-03-29 0.65%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-1988

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/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:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
8.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-1988

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-1988

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
encaps encapsgallery 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:encaps:encapsgallery:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-1988

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