CVE-2008-5860 EXPLOIT
5.1
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2% (pctl 81)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in backend/template.php in Constructr CMS 3.02.5 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled and magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to create or read arbitrary files via directory traversal sequences in the edit_file parameter.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.1 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 2.05% — more likely to be exploited than 81% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-01-06 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| constructr | constructr-cms |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Constructr CMS 3.02.5 stable - Multiple Vulnerabilities | 2008-12-19 |
References
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