CVE-2008-4767 describes an unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the DownloadsPlus module for PHP-Nuke, allowing remote authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code. This is achieved by uploading files with .htm, .html, or .txt extensions and then directly accessing them. The vulnerability carries a critical CVSS score of 9.0, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While the exact mechanism for code execution via .html or .txt files is unclear and might be legitimate functionality, an exploit is available on ExploitDB. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:php-nuke:downloadsplus_module:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.