CVE-2008-5677 EXPLOIT
7.1
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 4.1% (pctl 91)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in Kwalbum 2.0.4, 2.0.2, and earlier, when PICS_PATH is located in the web root, allows remote authenticated users with upload capability to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file under items/, related to the ReplaceBadFilenameChars function in include/ItemAdder.php. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.1 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 4.13% — more likely to be exploited than 91% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-12-19 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| kwalbum | kwalbum |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Kwalbum 2.0.2 - Arbitrary File Upload | 2008-10-03 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32145
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4789
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31568
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45655
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6664
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32145
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4789
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31568
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45655
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6664
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