Directory traversal vulnerability in view_private.php in Keep It Simple Guest Book (KISGB) 5.0.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to inc…

Published 18 y ago 2008-04-02 · modified 4 mo ago 2026-06-16 · JSON

CVSS

7.5

v2.0 · NVD

CISA KEV

not known exploited

EPSS

3.0%

percentile 87%

Public exploits

Exploit-DB

Directory traversal vulnerability in view_private.php in Keep It Simple Guest Book (KISGB) 5.0.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the tmp_theme parameter. NOTE: 5.1.1 is also reportedly affected.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.99% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

EDB-5324 KISGB (tmp_theme) 5.1.1 - Local File Inclusion · webapps · 2008-03-30
EDB-2979 KISGB 5.1.1 - 'Authenticate.php' Remote File Inclusion · webapps · 2006-12-22

CVSS scores

Assigned by	Version	Score	Vector
NVD	2.0	7.5	`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`

Classification

Weakness

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

securityfocus.com /bid/28513 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/41525 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
exploit-db.com /exploits/5324 · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred

Sources

CVE List: CVE-2008-1635
NVD: CVE-2008-1635

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