CVE-2008-3600
Directory traversal vulnerability in contrib/phpBB2/modules.php in Gallery 1.5.7 and 1.6-alpha3,...
Directory traversal vulnerability in contrib/phpBB2/modules.php in Gallery 1.5.7 and 1.6-alpha3, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the phpEx parameter within a modload action.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Directory traversal vulnerability in contrib/phpBB2/modules.php in Gallery 1.5.7 and 1.6-alpha3, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the phpEx parameter within a modload action.
- Record
CVE-2008-3600- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in contrib/phpBB2/modules.php in Gallery 1.5.7 and 1.6-alpha3, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the phpEx parameter within a modload action.
- Record
CVE-2008-3600- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-3586 No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in contrib/phpBB2/modules.php in Gallery 1.5.7 and 1.6-alpha3, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the phpEx parameter within a modload action.
- Record
EUVD-2008-3586- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pq4m-8wh5-vj6c No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in contrib/phpBB2/modules.php in Gallery 1.5.7 and 1.6-alpha3,...
Directory traversal vulnerability in contrib/phpBB2/modules.php in Gallery 1.5.7 and 1.6-alpha3, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the phpEx parameter within a modload action.
- Record
GHSA-pq4m-8wh5-vj6c- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-3600 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Menalto Gallery, published August 12, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.55%, the 85th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-02.xml
gallery.menalto.com/gallery_1.5.8_released
secunia.com/advisories/32662
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44373
securityreason.com/securityalert/4142
securityfocus.com/archive/1/495284/100/0/threaded
exploit-db.com/exploits/6222
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3600
github.com/advisories/GHSA-pq4m-8wh5-vj6c