CVE-2008-4740 EXPLOIT
5.1
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.4% (pctl 83)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in templater.php in the ZZ_Templater module in TinyCMS 1.1.2, when register_globals is enabled and magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the config[template] parameter.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.1 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 2.36% — more likely to be exploited than 83% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-10-27 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| tinycms | tinycms |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | TinyCMS 1.1.2 - 'templater.php' Local File Inclusion | 2008-08-21 |
References
- http://1scripts.net/php-scripts/index.php?p=6
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31569
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4506
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30785
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44596
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6287
- http://1scripts.net/php-scripts/index.php?p=6
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31569
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4506
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30785
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44596
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6287
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