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CVE-2008-33851 exploit

Directory traversal vulnerability in include/head_chat.inc.php in php Help Agent 1.0 and 1.1 Full allows remote attackers to include and ex…

Published 18 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
6.8
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.0%
percentile 81%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in include/head_chat.inc.php in php Help Agent 1.0 and 1.1 Full allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the content parameter. NOTE: in some environments, this can be leveraged for remote file inclusion by using a UNC share pathname or an ftp, ftps, or ssh2.sftp URL.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.03% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-6080 PHP Help Agent 1.1 - 'content' Local File Inclusion · webapps · 2008-07-15

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.06.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

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

References

Sources

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