CVE-2008-3178 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in upload_pictures.php in WebXell Editor 0.1.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a .php file with a jpeg content type, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in upload/.

Published: 2008-07-15

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 7.6% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:webxell:webxell_editor:0.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-3168	Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in upload_pictures.php in WebXell Editor 0.1.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a .php file with a jpeg content type, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in upload/.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0756.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/30948
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3991
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30117
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2016/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43596
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6015

History

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.05965}`	epss `{'score': 0.06116}`

Subscriptions

Webxell Webxell Editor

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-07-15T18:03:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T09:28:41.799Z

Reserved: 2008-07-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-3178

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-07-15T18:41:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-3178

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-20

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