CVE-2008-5819

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 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: 2009-01-02 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in eDNews_archive.php in eDreamers eDNews 2, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the lg parameter. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Affected products

Edreamers Ednews: 2.0

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/33336
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4864
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33027
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7603
http://secunia.com/advisories/33336
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4864
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33027
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7603

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