MEDIUM
Directory traversal vulnerability in contrib/phpBB2/modules.php in Gallery 1.5.7 and 1.6-alpha3, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .
Published Aug 12, 2008
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.55%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in contrib/phpBB2/modules.php in Gallery 1.5.7 and 1.6-alpha3, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the phpEx parameter within a modload action.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.55% 0.02550
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02550
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.55% (0.02550) | 84.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.55% (0.02550) | 82.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.34% (0.00335) | 54.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.68% (0.01675) | 88.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 7, 2024 | 1.55% (0.01549) | 87.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01549) | 85.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (7)
- http://gallery.menalto.com/gallery_1.5.8_released x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32662 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-02.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4142 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495284/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44373 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6222 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://gallery.menalto.com/gallery_1.5.8_released | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/32662 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-02.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4142 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495284/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44373 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6222 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 12, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Aug 12, 2008
Link CVE-2008-3600
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a