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CVE-2008-4188

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-4188 describes an unspecified vulnerability in the TYPO3 Secure Directory (kw_secdir) extension prior to version 1.0.2, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through unknown vectors involving "injection of control characters." This vulnerability carries a critical CVSS score of 10.0, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring no authentication, and leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:typo3:secure_directory:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:typo3:secure_directory:0.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:typo3:secure_directory:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

10.0HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.06%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
89.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0406 is in the 82nd percentile among its peer group of 51,551 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media 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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

secunia.com / advisories/31897
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/45260
typo3.org / extensions/repository/view/kw_secdir/1.0.2
Patch
securityfocus.com / bid/31253
Patch