CVE-2008-3600

Directory traversal vulnerability in contrib/phpBB2/modules.php in Gallery 1.5.7 and 1.6-alpha3, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the phpEx parameter within a modload action.

Published: 2008-08-12 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-3600 is rated Moderate Risk (58.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.55%). EPSS rose +2.21% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-3600

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 0.34% 2.55% +2.21%
2 2025-03-30 0.51% 0.34% -0.17%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.51% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-3600

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-2008-3600

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-3600

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2008-3600: 1 GLSA(s) (200811-02), 1 atom(s) (www-apps/gallery); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-3600
ubuntu negligible CVE-2008-3600 negligible priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (gallery, gallery2), 10 status rows across 5 suites (dapper, feisty, gutsy, hardy, upstream): not-affected 9, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-3600

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-3600

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
menalto gallery 1.5.7 cpe:2.3:a:menalto:gallery:1.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
menalto gallery 1.6 cpe:2.3:a:menalto:gallery:1.6:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-3600

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