CVE-2008-7178 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.2% (pctl 82)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in Uploader module 1.1 for XOOPS allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the filename parameter in a downloadfile action to index.php.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 2.18% — more likely to be exploited than 82% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-09-08 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| xoops | uploader |
| xoops | xoops |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | XOOPS Module Uploader 1.1 - 'Filename' File Disclosure | 2008-06-08 |
References
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