CVE-2008-6793 EXPLOIT
6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 6.9% (pctl 94)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The get_file_type function in lib/file_content.php in DFLabs PTK 0.1, 0.2, and 1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters after an arg1= sequence in a filename within a forensic image.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.8 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 6.93% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-05-07 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| dflabs | ptk |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | DFLabs PTK 1.0 - Local Command Execution | 2008-11-05 |
References
- http://osvdb.org/49574
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32553
- http://www.ikkisoft.com/stuff/LC-2008-07.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498081/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32128
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3020
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46380
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7001
- http://osvdb.org/49574
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32553
- http://www.ikkisoft.com/stuff/LC-2008-07.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498081/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32128
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3020
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46380
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7001
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