CVE-2008-6900
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in "Add Pen/Author Name" feature in addpen.php in...
CVE-2008-6900 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Availscript Article Script, published August 6, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.33%, the 88th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
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/.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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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/.
- Record
CVE-2008-6900- CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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/.
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CVE-2008-6900- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-6860 No score
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/.
- Record
EUVD-2008-6860- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-24x4-44mg-fffp No score
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in "Add Pen/Author Name" feature in addpen.php in...
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/.
- Record
GHSA-24x4-44mg-fffp- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | AvailScript Article Script - Arbitrary File Upload | 2008-12-14 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |