Is CVE-2008-4668 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-4668 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-4668?

CVE-2008-4668 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.0 (HIGH).

CVE-2008-4668

HIGH · CVSS 9.0EPSS 21.5%EU EUVD

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Image Browser (com_imagebrowser) 0.1.5 component for Joomla! allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the folder parameter to index.php.

Key facts

CVSS score: 9.0 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-22
EPSS score: 21.5% (98th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-4648)
Published: October 22, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-4648 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

joomla / com imagebrowser
joomla / joomla

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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