Directory traversal vulnerability in libraries/general.init.php in Minishowcase Image Gallery 09b136, when register_globals is enabled, all…

Published 18 y ago 2008-07-31 · modified 4 mo ago 2026-06-16 · JSON

CVSS

6.8

v2.0 · NVD

CISA KEV

not known exploited

EPSS

1.9%

percentile 80%

Public exploits

Exploit-DB

Directory traversal vulnerability in libraries/general.init.php in Minishowcase Image Gallery 09b136, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the lang parameter.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.93% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

EDB-6156 Minishowcase 09b136 - 'lang' Local File Inclusion · webapps · 2008-07-29

CVSS scores

Assigned by	Version	Score	Vector
NVD	2.0	6.8	`AV: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

exploit-db.com /exploits/6156 · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
securityreason.com /securityalert/4080 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SREASON, x_transferred
securityfocus.com /archive/1/494864/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/44046 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred

Sources

CVE List: CVE-2008-3390
NVD: CVE-2008-3390

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