CVE-2008-4483

Exp

Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in Crux Gallery 1.32 and earlier, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the theme parameter.

Published: 2008-10-08 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-4483 is rated High Exploit Risk (67/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.86%). Core evidence: 2 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-2008-4483

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
6645 exploit_db edb 2008-10-01 Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-4483

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 3.83% 1.86% -1.97%
2 2025-12-14 2.43% 3.83% +1.40%
3 2025-11-28 2.43%

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-4483

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-2008-4483

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-4483

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
crux_software gallery <= 1.32 cpe:2.3:a:crux_software:gallery:*:php5:*:*:*:*:*:*
crux_software gallery 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:crux_software:gallery:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
crux_software gallery 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:crux_software:gallery:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
crux_software gallery 1.2 cpe:2.3:a:crux_software:gallery:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
crux_software gallery 1.30 cpe:2.3:a:crux_software:gallery:1.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
crux_software gallery 1.31 cpe:2.3:a:crux_software:gallery:1.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
crux_software gallery 1.32 cpe:2.3:a:crux_software:gallery:1.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-4483

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