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CVE-2008-5989

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2009-01-28 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in defs.php in PHPcounter 1.3.2 and earlier, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the l parameter.

Affected products

• Phpcounter: through 1.3.2; 1.2.0, 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 1.2.3, 1.2.4, 1.2.5 (+4)

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/31993
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31373
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45378
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6553
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31993
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31373
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45378
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6553

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