CVE-2008-6900

high

Description

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in "Add Pen/Author Name" feature in addpen.php in AvailScript Article Script allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in photos/.

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7456

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47374

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32821

http://secunia.com/advisories/31816

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2009-08-06

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.02535