CVE-2008-3296

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 5.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2008-07-25 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in modules/system/admin.php in XOOPS 2.0.18 1 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the fct parameter. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

Affected products

Xoops: 2.0.18.1

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30330
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43966
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30330
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43966

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