CVE-2008-6884 EXPLOIT
6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 5.6% (pctl 93)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in XOOPS 2.3.1, when register_globals is enabled, allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the xoopsConfig[language] parameter to (1) blocks.php and (2) main.php in xoops_lib/modules/protector/.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.8 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 5.62% — more likely to be exploited than 93% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-07-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| xoops | xoops |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | XOOPS 2.3.1 - Multiple Local File Inclusions | 2008-12-08 |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122875395329794&w=2
- http://osvdb.org/50572
- http://osvdb.org/50573
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33048
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32685
- http://www.xoops.org/modules/news/article.php?storyid=4540
- http://www.xoops.org/modules/news/article.php?storyid=4563
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47153
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7380
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122875395329794&w=2
- http://osvdb.org/50572
- http://osvdb.org/50573
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33048
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32685
- http://www.xoops.org/modules/news/article.php?storyid=4540
- http://www.xoops.org/modules/news/article.php?storyid=4563
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47153
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7380
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