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CVE-2008-5642 EXPLOIT

5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 8.9% (pctl 95)

Patch early

A public exploit exists.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in admin/login.php in CMS Made Simple 1.4.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a cms_language cookie.

Scoring

CVSS5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0)
VectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
EPSS8.93% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs
WeaknessCWE-22
On CISA KEVno
Public exploityes
Published2008-12-17
Last modified2026-06-16

Affected (1)

VendorProduct
cmsmadesimplecms made simple

Public exploits

SourceTitleDate
exploit-dbCMS Made Simple 1.4.1 - Local File Inclusion2008-11-29

References

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