CVE-2008-4645

Exp

plugins/event_tracer/event_list.php in PhpWebGallery 1.7.2 and earlier allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary PHP code via PHP sequences in the sort parameter, which is processed by create_function.

Published: 2008-10-22 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-4645 is rated High Exploit Risk (80.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.19%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-4645

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
6755 exploit_db edb 2008-10-14 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-4645

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 2025-12-11 2.02% 2.19% +0.17%
2 2025-10-21 1.86% 2.02% +0.15%
3 2025-03-30 1.86%

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-4645

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
8.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-4645

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-4645

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
phpwebgallery phpwebgallery <= 1.7.2 cpe:2.3:a:phpwebgallery:phpwebgallery:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpwebgallery phpwebgallery 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:phpwebgallery:phpwebgallery:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpwebgallery phpwebgallery 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:phpwebgallery:phpwebgallery:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpwebgallery phpwebgallery 1.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:phpwebgallery:phpwebgallery:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpwebgallery phpwebgallery 1.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:phpwebgallery:phpwebgallery:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpwebgallery phpwebgallery 1.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:phpwebgallery:phpwebgallery:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpwebgallery phpwebgallery 1.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:phpwebgallery:phpwebgallery:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpwebgallery phpwebgallery 1.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:phpwebgallery:phpwebgallery:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpwebgallery phpwebgallery 1.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:phpwebgallery:phpwebgallery:1.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpwebgallery phpwebgallery 1.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:phpwebgallery:phpwebgallery:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpwebgallery phpwebgallery 1.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:phpwebgallery:phpwebgallery:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpwebgallery phpwebgallery 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:phpwebgallery:phpwebgallery:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpwebgallery phpwebgallery 1.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:phpwebgallery:phpwebgallery:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpwebgallery phpwebgallery 1.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:phpwebgallery:phpwebgallery:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpwebgallery phpwebgallery 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:phpwebgallery:phpwebgallery:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpwebgallery phpwebgallery 1.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:phpwebgallery:phpwebgallery:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpwebgallery phpwebgallery 1.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:phpwebgallery:phpwebgallery:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpwebgallery phpwebgallery 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:phpwebgallery:phpwebgallery:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpwebgallery phpwebgallery 1.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:phpwebgallery:phpwebgallery:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-4645

cvelogic Threat Intelligence