CVE-2008-2016

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in Chilek Content Management System (aka ChiCoMaS) 2.0.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the lang parameter to the default URI under install/. NOTE: this can also be leveraged to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences.

Published: 2008-04-30 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-2016 is rated Moderate Risk (49.1/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.37%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-2016

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 2025-03-17 1.09% 0.37% -0.73%
2 2025-03-04 1.00% 1.09% +0.09%
3 2025-01-25 1.00%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-2016

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/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:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
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.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-2016

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-2016

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
chilkat_software chicomas 2.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:chilkat_software:chicomas:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-2016

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