CVE-2008-4129

Gallery before 1.5.9, and 2.x before 2.2.6, does not properly handle ZIP archives containing symbolic links, which allows remote authenticated users to conduct directory traversal attacks and read arbitrary files via vectors related to the archive upload (aka zip upload) functionality.

Published: 2008-09-18 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-4129 is rated Low Risk (39.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.59%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-4129

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 2025-03-17 0.18% 0.59% +0.40%
2 2023-03-07 1.81% 0.18% -1.63%
3 2022-02-04 — 1.81% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-4129

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N 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:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-4129

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-4129

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2008-4129: 1 GLSA(s) (200811-02), 1 atom(s) (www-apps/gallery); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-4129
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-4129
ubuntu medium CVE-2008-4129 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (gallery, gallery2), 24 status rows across 12 suites (dapper, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, upstream): not-affected 13, ignored 9, released 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-4129

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-4129

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
gallery gallery <= 2.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:gallery:gallery:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gallery gallery 2.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:gallery:gallery:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gallery gallery 2.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:gallery:gallery:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gallery gallery 2.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:gallery:gallery:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gallery gallery 2.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:gallery:gallery:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gallery gallery 2.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:gallery:gallery:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gallery gallery <= 1.5.8 cpe:2.3:a:gallery:gallery:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-4129

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