CVE-2008-5860

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2009-01-06 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in backend/template.php in Constructr CMS 3.02.5 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled and magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to create or read arbitrary files via directory traversal sequences in the edit_file parameter.

Affected products

Constructr-Cms: through 3.02.5; 3.00.0-alpha, 3.00.1-alpha, 3.00.2-alpha, 3.01.0-beta, 3.01.1-beta, 3.01.2-beta (+12)

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/33250
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4868
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7529
http://secunia.com/advisories/33250
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4868
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7529

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