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CVE-2008-5587 EXPLOIT

4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 12.9% (pctl 96)

Patch early

A public exploit exists.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in libraries/lib.inc.php in phpPgAdmin 4.2.1 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the _language parameter to index.php.

Scoring

CVSS4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0)
VectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
EPSS12.87% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs
WeaknessCWE-22
On CISA KEVno
Public exploityes
Published2008-12-16
Last modified2026-06-16

Affected (1)

VendorProduct
phppgadminphppgadmin

Public exploits

SourceTitleDate
exploit-dbphpPgAdmin 4.2.1 - '_language' Local File Inclusion2008-12-06

References

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