CVE-2008-6490
function/update_xml.php in FLABER 1.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary...
function/update_xml.php in FLABER 1.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files by specifying the target filename in the target_file parameter. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution by overwriting a PHP file, as demonstrated using function/upload_file.php.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
function/update_xml.php in FLABER 1.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files by specifying the target filename in the target_file parameter. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution by overwriting a PHP file, as demonstrated using function/upload_file.php.
- Record
CVE-2008-6490- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
function/update_xml.php in FLABER 1.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files by specifying the target filename in the target_file parameter. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution by overwriting a PHP file, as demonstrated using function/upload_file.php.
- Record
CVE-2008-6490- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-6460 No score
function/update_xml.php in FLABER 1.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files by specifying the target filename in the target_file parameter. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution by overwriting a PHP file, as demonstrated using function/upload_file.php.
- Record
EUVD-2008-6460- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-959j-3938-h7jh No score
function/update_xml.php in FLABER 1.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary...
function/update_xml.php in FLABER 1.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files by specifying the target filename in the target_file parameter. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution by overwriting a PHP file, as demonstrated using function/upload_file.php.
- Record
GHSA-959j-3938-h7jh- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | FLABER 1.1 RC1 - Remote Command Execution | 2008-04-08 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-6490 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Flysforum Flaber, published March 19, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.17%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.