CVE-2008-7088

PhotoPost vBGallery 2.4.2 - Authenticated Arbitrary File Upload via Executable Extension Bypass

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-7088. PoCs published by Cold Zero.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a writeup describing a remote file upload vulnerability in vBulletin PhotoPost vBGallery v2.x. The exploit allows authenticated users to upload malicious PHP files by disguising them with a .wmv extension, leading to potential remote code execution.

Description

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in upload.php in PhotoPost vBGallery 2.4.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension followed by a safe extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in a certain path. NOTE: this may be the same vulnerability as CVE-2008-0251, but this is not clear due to lack of details from the vendor.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Cold Zero · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6082

This is a writeup describing a remote file upload vulnerability in vBulletin PhotoPost vBGallery v2.x. The exploit allows authenticated users to upload malicious PHP files by disguising them with a .wmv extension, leading to potential remote code execution.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: vBulletin PhotoPost vBGallery v2.x
Auth required
Prerequisites: Authenticated user account · Access to the upload.php script
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30249
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6082
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43845

Scores

EPSS 0.0325
EPSS Percentile 86.7%

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (1)
photopost/photopost_vbgallery 2.4.2
Published Aug 26, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026