CVE-2008-6944

Exp

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in ScriptsFeed Auto Classifieds allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension as a profile logo, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in cars_images/.

Published: 2009-08-12 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-6944 is rated High Exploit Risk (73.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.95%). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.48% 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-2008-6944

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
7112 exploit_db edb 2008-11-13 Exploit-DB ↗
7110 exploit_db edb 2008-11-13 Exploit-DB ↗
7111 exploit_db edb 2008-11-13 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-6944

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 2.47% 3.95% +1.48%
2 2025-12-20 2.57% 2.47% -0.10%
3 2025-05-30 2.57%

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-6944

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/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:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
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.
8.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-6944

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-6944

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
scriptsfeed auto_classifieds cpe:2.3:a:scriptsfeed:auto_classifieds:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-6944

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