CVE-2008-2898 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 6.7% (pctl 94)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in includes/header.php in Hedgehog-CMS 1.21 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the c_temp_path parameter. NOTE: in some environments, this can be leveraged for remote file inclusion by using a UNC share pathname or an ftp, ftps, or ssh2.sftp URL.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 6.71% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-06-27 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| hedgehog-cms | hedgehog-cms |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Hedgehog-CMS 1.21 - 'header.php' Local File Inclusion | 2008-06-22 |
References
- http://osvdb.org/46480
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30778
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43277
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5904
- http://osvdb.org/46480
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30778
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43277
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5904
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