CVE-2008-4206

Exp

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in config.php in Attachmax Dolphin 2.1.0 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the rel_path parameter.

Published: 2008-09-24 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-4206 is rated High Exploit Risk (78.2/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 7.60%, 91th percentile). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.16% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-4206

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
6468 exploit_db edb 2008-09-16 Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-4206

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 2025-12-13 6.45% 7.60% +1.16%
2 2025-11-14 4.70% 6.45% +1.75%
3 2025-09-24 4.70%

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-4206

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-2008-4206

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-4206

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
attachmax dolphin 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:attachmax:dolphin:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-4206

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