CVE-2008-3763 EXPLOIT
6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.6% (pctl 85)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Variable overwrite vulnerability in libsecure.php in Turnkey PHP Live Helper 2.0.1 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary variables related to the db config file. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code injection by overwriting the language file.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.8 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 2.58% — more likely to be exploited than 85% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-08-21 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| turnkeywebtools | php live helper |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | PHP Live Helper 2.0.1 - Multiple Vulnerabilities | 2008-08-18 |
References
- http://demos.turnkeywebtools.com/phplivehelper/docs/change_log.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31521
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4178
- http://www.gulftech.org/?node=research&article_id=00124-08162008
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495542/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30729
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44570
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6261
- http://demos.turnkeywebtools.com/phplivehelper/docs/change_log.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31521
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4178
- http://www.gulftech.org/?node=research&article_id=00124-08162008
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495542/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30729
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44570
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6261
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