CVE-2008-2993

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2008-07-03 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in index.php in FOG Forum 0.8.1 allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) fog_lang and (2) fog_skin parameters, probably related to libs/required/share.inc; and possibly the (3) fog_pseudo, (4) fog_posted, (5) fog_password, and (6) fog_cook parameters.

Affected products

Fog Forum: 0.8.1

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/30613
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3971
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29651
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42985
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5784
http://secunia.com/advisories/30613
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3971
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29651
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42985
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5784

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