CVE-2008-2877 — PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in admin/include/lib.module.php in cmsWorks 2.2 RC4, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the mod_root parameter

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PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in admin/include/lib.module.php in cmsWorks 2.2 RC4, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the mod_root parameter

Published Jun 26, 2008

6.8

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 1.81%

Description

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in admin/include/lib.module.php in cmsWorks 2.2 RC4, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the mod_root parameter.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.81% 0.01812

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

EPSS probability 0.01812

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	1.81% (0.01812)	77.86th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.81% (0.01812)	75.77th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Dec 7, 2025	3.21% (0.03209)	86.57th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 17, 2025	0.94% (0.00940)	74.65th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	1.77% (0.01771)	88.51th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Apr 22, 2024	1.77% (0.01771)	87.85th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 10, 2024	1.92% (0.01924)	88.21th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	2.04% (0.02038)	87.16th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	4.19% (0.04187)	87.39th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	4.19% (0.04187)	86.11th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	4.19% (0.04187)	69.86th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-94

Code Injection

References (3)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29911
vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43310
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5921
exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29911		vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43310		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5921		exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Jun 26, 2008

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved Jun 26, 2008

Link CVE-2008-2877

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2008-2877

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2008-2877