CVE-2008-3296 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 5.7% (pctl 93)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in modules/system/admin.php in XOOPS 2.0.18 1 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the fct parameter. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 5.71% — more likely to be exploited than 93% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-07-25 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| xoops | xoops |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | XOOPS 2.0.18 - '/modules/system/admin.php?fct' Traversal Local File Inclusion | 2008-07-21 |
References
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