CVE-2008-3166
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in modules/global/inc/content.inc.php in BoonEx Ray 3.5, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the sIncPath parameter.
Does this matter?
2 public exploits are published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 6.2%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.
Description
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in modules/global/inc/content.inc.php in BoonEx Ray 3.5, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the sIncPath parameter.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 6.24% probability · 94th percentile
- Public exploits
- 2 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 8 July 2008
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Affected
- boonex/ray
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 6.2% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (2)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30999Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3994
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2033/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43644
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6028
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30999Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3994
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2033/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43644
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6028
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.