CVE-2026-8208

high

Description

Gibbon versions before v30.0.01 are affected by a local file inclusion vulnerability resulting in RCE by changing the report archive directory and forcing interpretation of a user provided .zip as PHP. Successful exploitation requires Teacher or higher privileges. Exploitation could result in compromise of the underlying web server.

References

Advisories
Exploits

https://github.com/GibbonEdu/core/releases/tag/v30.0.01

https://projectblack.io/blog/gibbon-v30-authenticated-sql-injection-and-rce/#local-file-inclusionthe-next-shiny-new-thing

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-05-09

Updated: 2026-05-09

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

CVSS v4

Base Score: 8.9

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

Severity: High