CVE-2008-3167

Exp

Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in BoonEx Dolphin 6.1.2, when register_globals is enabled, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the (1) dir[plugins] parameter to (a) HTMLSax3.php and (b) safehtml.php in plugins/safehtml/ and the (2) sIncPath parameter to (c) ray/modules/global/inc/content.inc.php. NOTE: vector 1 might be a problem in SafeHTML instead of Dolphin.

Published: 2008-07-14 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-3167 is rated High Exploit Risk (85/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.53%). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.38% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-3167

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
6024 exploit_db edb 2008-07-08 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-3167

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 2025-10-21 4.15% 5.53% +1.38%
2 2025-09-03 3.03% 4.15% +1.12%
3 2025-07-14 — 3.03% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-3167

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/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:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
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.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-3167

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-3167

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
boonex dolphin 6.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:boonex:dolphin:6.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-3167

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