CVE-2008-6920

critical

Description

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in auth.php in phpEmployment 1.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension during a regnew action, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in photoes/.

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7563

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47592

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3508

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33000

http://secunia.com/advisories/33268

http://osvdb.org/50981

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2009-08-10

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

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

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

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

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.05521