CVE-2008-2650 EXPLOIT
6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 18.8% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in cmsimple/cms.php in CMSimple 3.1, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the sl parameter to index.php. NOTE: this can be leveraged for remote file execution by including adm.php and then invoking the upload action. NOTE: on 20080601, the vendor patched 3.1 without changing the version number.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.8 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 18.81% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-06-10 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| cmsimple | cmsimple |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | CMSimple 3.1 - Local File Inclusion / Arbitrary File Upload | 2008-05-31 |
References
- http://osvdb.org/45881
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30463
- http://www.cmsimple.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=17
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29450
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42792
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42793
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5700
- http://osvdb.org/45881
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30463
- http://www.cmsimple.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=17
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29450
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42792
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42793
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5700
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