CVE-2008-4767
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the DownloadsPlus module in PHP-Nuke allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with (1) .htm, (2) .html, or (3) .txt extensions, then accessing it via a direct request to the file. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information. NOTE: it is unclear how allowing the upload of .html or .txt files supports arbitrary code execution; this might be legitimate functionality.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 9.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-20
- EPSS score
- 4.2% (91th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-4747)
- Published
- October 28, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-4747 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- php-nuke / downloadsplus module
- phpnuke / php-nuke
References
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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