CVE-2008-5171

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2008-11-19 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in admin/minibb/index.php in phpBLASTER CMS 1.0 RC1, when register_globals is enabled, allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences in the (1) DB, (2) lang, and (3) skin parameters.

Affected products

Phpblaster Cms: 1.0-rc1

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29983
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5952
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29983
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5952

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