CVE-2008-4767

Exp

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the DownloadsPlus module in PHP-Nuke allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with (1) .htm, (2) .html, or (3) .txt extensions, then accessing it via a direct request to the file. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information. NOTE: it is unclear how allowing the upload of .html or .txt files supports arbitrary code execution; this might be legitimate functionality.

Published: 2008-10-28 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-4767 is rated High Exploit Risk (81.9/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.21%). 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-2008-4767

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
31702 exploit_db edb 2008-04-24 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-4767

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 4.66% 4.21% -0.45%
2 2026-02-05 3.91% 4.66% +0.75%
3 2025-12-18 3.91%

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-4767

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-2008-4767

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-4767

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
php-nuke downloadsplus_module cpe:2.3:a:php-nuke:downloadsplus_module:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-4767

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