CVE-2008-5989 EXPLOIT
6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.1% (pctl 81)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in defs.php in PHPcounter 1.3.2 and earlier, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the l parameter.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.8 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/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 | 2009-01-28 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| phpcounter | phpcounter |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | PHPcounter 1.3.2 - 'defs.php' Local File Inclusion | 2008-09-24 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31993
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31373
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45378
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6553
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31993
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31373
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45378
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6553
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