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CVE-2008-4490

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.1 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: 2008-10-08 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in config.inc.php in phpAbook 0.8.8b and earlier, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the userInfo cookie.

Affected products

• Phpabook: through 0.8.8b; 0.8.4b, 0.8.6b, 0.8.7b

References

• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4364
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31581
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45680
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6679
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4364
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31581
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45680
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6679

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