Path Traversal in Phpabook
CVE-2008-4490
Directory traversal vulnerability in config.inc.php in phpAbook 0.8.8b and earlier, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the userInfo cookie.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.1 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.019 (79.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 79th percentile — 79.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.019 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Phpabook — versions 0.8.4b, 0.8.6b, 0.8.7b
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- securityreason.com/securityalert/4364 (third-party-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45680 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/31581 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6679 (exploit)