CVE-2008-3363

Exp

Directory traversal vulnerability in user_portal.php in the Dokeos E-Learning System 1.8.5 on Windows allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a ..\ (dot dot backslash) in the include parameter.

Published: 2008-07-30 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-3363 is rated High Exploit Risk (77.8/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 7.83%, 92th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-3363

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
6149 exploit_db edb 2008-07-28 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-3363

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 2025-12-11 7.08% 7.83% +0.75%
2 2025-09-19 6.17% 7.08% +0.91%
3 2025-07-30 6.17%

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-3363

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-2008-3363

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-3363

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
dokeos e-learning_system 1.8.5 cpe:2.3:a:dokeos:e-learning_system:1.8.5:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-3363

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