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CVE-2008-4509

• Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 7.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2008-10-09 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in processFiles.php in FOSS Gallery Admin and FOSS Gallery Public 1.0 beta allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in the root directory.

Affected products

• Foss Gallery: 1.0-beta

References

• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4379
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31574
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45683
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6670
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6674
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6680
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4379
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31574
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45683
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6670
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6674
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6680

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