CVE-2008-5171 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3.3% (pctl 88)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in admin/minibb/index.php in phpBLASTER CMS 1.0 RC1, when register_globals is enabled, allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences in the (1) DB, (2) lang, and (3) skin parameters.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 3.25% — more likely to be exploited than 88% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-11-19 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| phpblaster | phpblaster cms |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | phpBLASTER CMS 1.0 RC1 - Multiple Local File Inclusions | 2008-06-26 |
References
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