CVE-2008-6769

Exp

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in upload.php in YourPlace 1.0.2 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file.

Published: 2009-04-29 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-6769 is rated High Exploit Risk (71.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.07%, 91th percentile). 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-2008-6769

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
7545 exploit_db edb 2008-12-22 Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-6769

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 2026-04-29 5.48% 6.07% +0.59%
2 2025-12-29 2.14% 5.48% +3.33%
3 2025-03-30 2.14%

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-6769

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/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:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
6.8 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-6769

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-6769

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
peterselie yourplace <= 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:peterselie:yourplace:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
peterselie yourplace 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:peterselie:yourplace:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
peterselie yourplace 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:peterselie:yourplace:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-6769

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