CVE-2008-7209

Exp

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the add2 action in a_upload.php in OneCMS 2.4, and possibly earlier, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension and using a safe content type such as image/gif, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in an unspecified directory.

Published: 2009-09-11 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-7209 is rated High Exploit Risk (72.3/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.01%, 92th percentile). Core evidence: 3 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-2008-7209

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
4857 exploit_db edb 2008-01-07 Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-7209

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 13.15% 6.01% -7.14%
2 2025-11-21 14.55% 13.15% -1.40%
3 2025-03-30 14.55%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-7209

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/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:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-7209

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-7209

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
insane_visions onecms <= 2.4 cpe:2.3:a:insane_visions:onecms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-7209

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