CVE-2008-5217

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: 2008-11-24 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in txtCMS 0.3, when register_globals is enabled and magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the id parameter.

Affected products

Phpc0D3R Txtcms: 0.3

References

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4626
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29131
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42313
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5579
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4626
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29131
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42313
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5579

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