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CVE-2008-55701 exploit

Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in PHP Multiple Newsletters 2.7, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers…

Published 17 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
6.8
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.4%
percentile 84%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in PHP Multiple Newsletters 2.7, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the lang parameter.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.38% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-7400 PHP Multiple Newsletters 2.7 - Local File Inclusion / Cross-Site Scripting · webapps · 2008-12-09

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

  • securityfocus.com /bid/32726 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/33065 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • securityreason.com /securityalert/4751 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SREASON, x_transferred
  • exploit-db.com /exploits/7400 · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/47197 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • osvdb.org /50660 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB, x_transferred

Sources

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