CVE-2008-3415 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.9% (pctl 87)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in common.php in CMScout 2.05, when .htaccess is not supported, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences in the bit parameter, as demonstrated by an upload to avatar/ of a .jpg file containing PHP sequences.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 2.94% — more likely to be exploited than 87% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-07-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| cmscout | cmscout |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | CMScout 2.05 - 'bit' Local File Inclusion | 2008-07-27 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31243
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4093
- http://www.cmscout.co.za/index.php?page=news&id=29
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30385
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2218/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44017
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6142
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31243
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4093
- http://www.cmscout.co.za/index.php?page=news&id=29
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30385
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2218/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44017
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6142
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