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
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 12.87% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-12-16 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| phppgadmin | phppgadmin |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | phpPgAdmin 4.2.1 - '_language' Local File Inclusion | 2008-12-06 |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-04/msg00033.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33014
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33263
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4737
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1693
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32670
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47140
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7363
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-04/msg00033.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33014
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33263
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4737
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1693
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32670
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47140
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7363
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