Directory traversal vulnerability in notes.php in Phlatline's Personal Information Manager (pPIM) 1.01 allows remote attackers to include a…

Published 18 y ago 2008-10-09 · modified 4 mo ago 2026-06-16 · JSON

CVSS

7.5

v2.0 · NVD

CISA KEV

not known exploited

EPSS

2.6%

percentile 85%

Public exploits

Exploit-DB

Directory traversal vulnerability in notes.php in Phlatline's Personal Information Manager (pPIM) 1.01 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the id parameter in an edit action.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.55% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

EDB-8105 pPIM 1.0 - Multiple Vulnerabilities · webapps · 2009-02-25
EDB-6667 pPIM 1.01 - 'notes.php' Local File Inclusion · webapps · 2008-10-04
EDB-6231 pPIM 1.0 - Upload/Change Password · webapps · 2008-08-11
EDB-6215 pPIM 1.0 - Arbitrary File Delete / Cross-Site Scripting · webapps · 2008-08-10

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

exploit-db.com /exploits/6667 · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/45681 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
securityfocus.com /bid/31571 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
securityreason.com /securityalert/4390 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SREASON, x_transferred

Sources

CVE List: CVE-2008-4528
NVD: CVE-2008-4528

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