CVE-2008-3555

Exp

Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in (1) WSN Forum 4.1.43 and earlier, (2) Gallery 4.1.30 and earlier, (3) Knowledge Base (WSNKB) 4.1.36 and earlier, (4) Links 4.1.44 and earlier, and possibly (5) Classifieds before 4.1.30 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the TID parameter, as demonstrated by uploading a .jpg file containing PHP sequences.

Published: 2008-08-08 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-3555 is rated High Exploit Risk (67.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.93%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). 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-2008-3555

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
6208 exploit_db edb 2008-08-06 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-3555

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 3.29% 1.93% -1.37%
2 2025-12-12 2.08% 3.29% +1.21%
3 2025-09-28 — 2.08% —

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-3555

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/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:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
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.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-3555

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-3555

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
wsn forum <= 4.1.43 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:forum:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn gallery <= 4.1.30 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:gallery:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn knowledge_base <= 4.1.36 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:knowledge_base:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.0.12 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.0.13 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.0.14 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.0.15 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.0.16 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.0.17 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.0.18 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.0.19 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.0.20 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.0.21 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.0.22 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.0.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.0.23 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.0.24 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.0.25 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.0.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.0.26 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.0.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.0.27 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.0.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.0.28 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.0.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.0.29 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.0.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.0.30 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.0.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.0.31 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.0.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.0.32 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.0.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.0.33 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.0.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.0.34 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.0.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.0.35 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.0.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.0.36 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.0.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.0.37 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.0.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.0.38 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.0.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.0.39 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.0.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.0.40 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.0.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.0.41 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.0.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.1.8 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.1.9 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.1.10 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.1.11 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.1.12 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.1.13 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.1.14 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.1.15 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.1.16 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.1.17 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.1.18 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.1.19 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.1.20 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.1.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.1.21 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.1.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.1.22 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.1.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.1.23 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.1.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.1.24 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.1.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.1.25 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.1.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.1.26 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.1.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.1.27 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.1.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.1.28 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.1.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.1.29 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.1.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.1.30 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.1.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.1.31 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.1.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.1.32 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.1.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.1.33 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.1.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wsn links 4.1.34 cpe:2.3:a:wsn:links:4.1.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-3555

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