CVE-2008-2116

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.4 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2008-05-08 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in editor.php in ScriptsEZ.net Power Editor 2.0 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) te and (2) dir parameters in a tempedit action.

Affected products

Scriptsez Power Editor: 2.0

References

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3864
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491702/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29063
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42222
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5549
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3864
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491702/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29063
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42222
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5549

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