CVE-2008-3166 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2008-07-14

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 6.2% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:boonex:ray:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-3156	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0624.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/30999
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

History

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.02139}`	epss `{'score': 0.02315}`

Subscriptions

Boonex Ray

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-07-14T23:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T09:28:41.776Z

Reserved: 2008-07-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-3166

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-07-14T23:41:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:55:17.110

Link: CVE-2008-3166

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-94
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

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