CVE-2008-3362 — Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in upload.php in the Giulio Ganci Wp Downloads Manager module 0.2 for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension via the upfile parameter, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in wp-content/plugins/downloads-manager/upload/

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Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in upload.php in the Giulio Ganci Wp Downloads Manager module 0.2 for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension via the upfile parameter, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in wp-content/plugins/downloads-manager/upload/

Published Jul 30, 2008

10.0

HIGH

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 16.85%

Description

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in upload.php in the Giulio Ganci Wp Downloads Manager module 0.2 for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension via the upfile parameter, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in wp-content/plugins/downloads-manager/upload/.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

16.85% 0.16848

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

EPSS probability 0.16848

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 (15 key points)

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

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	16.85% (0.16848)	96.96th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	16.85% (0.16848)	96.64th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Dec 11, 2025	6.34% (0.06341)	90.62th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Sep 19, 2025	9.45% (0.09445)	92.52th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 30, 2025	7.19% (0.07190)	90.73th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 29, 2025	1.39% (0.01394)	68.33th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 24, 2025	7.19% (0.07190)	90.73th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 23, 2025	4.54% (0.04543)	87.14th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 17, 2025	7.19% (0.07190)	90.94th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	2.88% (0.02875)	91.12th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 8, 2024	2.88% (0.02875)	90.40th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	3.40% (0.03395)	89.93th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	7.69% (0.07687)	93.05th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	7.69% (0.07687)	92.39th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	7.69% (0.07687)	81.34th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

References (4)

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4060
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30365
vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43987
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6127
exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB

Link	Providers	Tags
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4060		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30365		vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43987		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6127		exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Jul 30, 2008

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved Jul 30, 2008

Link CVE-2008-3362

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2008-3362

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2008-3362