CVE-2008-7088

Exp

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in upload.php in PhotoPost vBGallery 2.4.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension followed by a safe extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in a certain path. NOTE: this may be the same vulnerability as CVE-2008-0251, but this is not clear due to lack of details from the vendor.

Published: 2009-08-26 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-7088 is rated High Exploit Risk (72.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.25%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.13% 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-2008-7088

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
6082 exploit_db edb 2008-07-15 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-7088

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 2.12% 3.25% +1.13%
2 2025-12-11 2.25% 2.12% -0.13%
3 2025-03-30 2.25%

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-7088

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-2008-7088

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-7088

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
photopost photopost_vbgallery 2.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:photopost:photopost_vbgallery:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-7088

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