CVE-2008-6177 EXPLOIT
6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1.9% (pctl 79)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in LightBlog 9.8, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) username parameter to view_member.php, (2) username_post parameter to login.php, and the (3) Lightblog_username cookie parameter to check_user.php.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.8 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 1.86% — more likely to be exploited than 79% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-02-19 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| publicwarehouse | lightblog |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | LightBlog 9.8 - 'GET' / 'POST' / 'COOKIE' Local File Inclusion | 2008-10-21 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32345
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31851
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46030
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6797
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32345
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31851
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46030
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6797
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