CVE-2007-5811

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2007-11-05 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in PageTraiteDownload.php in phpMyConferences 8.0.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the dir parameter. NOTE: this issue is disputed for 8.0.2 by a reliable third party, who notes that the PHP code is syntactically incorrect and cannot be executed

Affected products

Phpmyconferences: through 8.0.2

References

http://osvdb.org/39018
http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-October/001844.html
http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-October/001845.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26278
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38183
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4590
http://osvdb.org/39018
http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-October/001844.html
http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-October/001845.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26278
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38183
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4590

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