Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-6921 · published 10 August 2009

CVE-2008-6921: W2b phpadboard permissions and access controls vulnerability

WW2b · Phpadboard

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in index.php in phpAdBoard 1.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in photoes/.

7.5 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 5.1% · top 7.9% CWE-264 · Permissions and access controls

7.5CVSS 2.0 base score

5.1%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days

NoNot in CISA KEV

1Affected product versions listed by NVD

12References

16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

WPhpadboard W2b

References

Link	Tags
http://osvdb.org/50996
http://secunia.com/advisories/33300	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32998
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3509	Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47593
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7562
http://osvdb.org/50996
http://secunia.com/advisories/33300	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32998
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3509	Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47593
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7562

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-6921), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.