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CVE-2008-5894

• 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: 2009-01-12 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in Mediatheka 4.2 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the lang parameter.

Affected products

• Mediatheka: 4.2

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/33176
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4904
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32815
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47349
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7458
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33176
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4904
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32815
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47349
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7458

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