CVE-2008-2227

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 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: yes
Published: 2008-05-14 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in PHP-Fusion Forum Rank System 6 allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the settings[locale] parameter to (1) forum.php and (2) profile.php in infusions/rank_system/. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

Affected products

Php-fusion Forum Rank System: 6

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/30304
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29077
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29077/exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42244
http://secunia.com/advisories/30304
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29077
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29077/exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42244

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