CVE-2008-4702

Exp

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in PhpWebGallery 1.3.4 allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) user[language] and (2) user[template] parameters to (a) init.inc.php, and (b) the user[language] parameter to isadmin.inc.php.

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

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-4702 is rated High Exploit Risk (77.4/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.29%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +2.04% 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-2008-4702

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
6425 exploit_db edb 2008-09-11 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-4702

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 2025-12-12 1.25% 3.29% +2.04%
2 2025-10-22 1.22% 1.25% +0.03%
3 2025-03-30 1.22%

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-4702

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-2008-4702

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-4702

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
phpwebgallery phpwebgallery 1.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:phpwebgallery:phpwebgallery:1.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-4702

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