CVE-2008-5288

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 4.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2008-12-01 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-94

Description

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in include/header.php in Werner Hilversum FAQ Manager 1.2, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the config_path parameter.

Affected products

Scripts4You Faq Manager: 1.2

References

http://osvdb.org/50184
http://secunia.com/advisories/32868
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4665
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32472
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46840
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7229
http://osvdb.org/50184
http://secunia.com/advisories/32868
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4665
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32472
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46840
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7229

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