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CVE-2008-6900

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2009-08-06 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-94

Description

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in "Add Pen/Author Name" feature in addpen.php in AvailScript Article Script allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in photos/.

Affected products

• Availscript Article Script: all versions

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/31816
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32821
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47374
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7456
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31816
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32821
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47374
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7456

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