CVE-2008-2481

Exp

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in authentication/phpbb3/phpbb3.functions.php in phpRaider 1.0.7 and 1.0.7a, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the pConfig_auth[phpbb_path] parameter.

Published: 2008-05-28 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-2481 is rated High Exploit Risk (84.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.04%, 91th percentile). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-2481

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
5671 exploit_db edb 2008-05-24 Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-2481

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 7.30% 5.04% -2.26%
2 2025-12-02 3.84% 7.30% +3.46%
3 2025-07-18 3.84%

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-2481

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-2008-2481

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-2481

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
phpraider phpraider 1.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:phpraider:phpraider:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpraider phpraider 1.0.7a cpe:2.3:a:phpraider:phpraider:1.0.7a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-2481

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