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.
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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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6082 | exploit_db | edb | 2008-07-15 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.5 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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8.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| photopost | photopost_vbgallery | 2.4.2 | cpe:2.3:a:photopost:photopost_vbgallery:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |