CVE-2008-1988

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-04-27 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the file_upload function in core/misc.class.php in EncapsGallery 2.0.2 allows remote authenticated administrators to upload and execute arbitrary PHP files by uploading a file with an executable extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in the rwx_gallery directory. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

Affected products

Encapsgallery: 2.0.2

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/29824
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28887
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41949
http://secunia.com/advisories/29824
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28887
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41949

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