CVE-2008-6423 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 6.8% (pctl 94)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in passwiki.php in PassWiki 0.9.16 RC3 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the site_id parameter.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 6.8% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-03-06 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| i-apps | passwiki |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | PassWiki 0.9.16 RC3 - 'site_id' Local File Inclusion | 2008-05-31 |
References
- http://osvdb.org/45853
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30496
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29455
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42768
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5704
- http://osvdb.org/45853
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30496
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29455
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42768
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5704
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