CVE-2008-6920 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in auth.php in phpEmployment 1.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension during a regnew action, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in photoes/.

Published: 2009-08-10

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 8.9% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:w2b:phpemployment:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-6880	Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in auth.php in phpEmployment 1.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension during a regnew action, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in photoes/.

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 0.08881.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/50981
http://secunia.com/advisories/33268
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33000
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3508
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47592
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7563

History

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Subscriptions

W2b Phpemployment

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-08-10T16:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T11:49:02.448Z

Reserved: 2009-08-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-6920

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-08-10T16:30:00.313

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

Link: CVE-2008-6920

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-264

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