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CVE-2008-4767

HIGH · CVSS 9.0EPSS 4.2%EU EUVD

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 Database

Affected 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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