CVE-2008-5604 EXPLOIT
6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.4% (pctl 83)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in My Simple Forum 3.0 and 4.1, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the action parameter.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.8 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 2.39% — more likely to be exploited than 83% 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 |
|---|---|
| drennansoft | my simple forum |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | My Simple Forum 3.0 - Local File Inclusion | 2008-12-04 |
References
- http://osvdb.org/50433
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32984
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4765
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32643
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47097
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7342
- http://osvdb.org/50433
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32984
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4765
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32643
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47097
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7342
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