CVE-2008-0138 — PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in xoopsgallery/init_basic.php in the mod_gallery module for XOOPS, when register_globals is disabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the GALLERY_BASEDIR parameter

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PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in xoopsgallery/init_basic.php in the mod_gallery module for XOOPS, when register_globals is disabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the GALLERY_BASEDIR parameter

Published Jan 8, 2008

6.8

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 4.78%

Description

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in xoopsgallery/init_basic.php in the mod_gallery module for XOOPS, when register_globals is disabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the GALLERY_BASEDIR parameter.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

4.78% 0.04775

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.04775

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (11 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	4.78% (0.04775)	91.64th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	4.39% (0.04386)	90.01th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
May 16, 2026	3.45% (0.03455)	87.65th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 17, 2025	2.01% (0.02007)	82.49th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	1.00% (0.00998)	84.27th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Nov 4, 2023	1.52% (0.01520)	85.61th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Aug 24, 2023	1.65% (0.01652)	86.00th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	1.75% (0.01750)	85.98th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	6.84% (0.06837)	92.17th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	6.84% (0.06837)	91.43th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	6.84% (0.06837)	79.57th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-89

SQL Injection

References (3)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27155
vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39461
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4847
exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27155		vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39461		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4847		exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Jan 8, 2008

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved Jan 8, 2008

Link CVE-2008-0138

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2008-0138

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2008-0138