CVE-2008-6793

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 6.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2009-05-07 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

The get_file_type function in lib/file_content.php in DFLabs PTK 0.1, 0.2, and 1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters after an arg1= sequence in a filename within a forensic image.

Affected products

Dflabs Ptk: 0.1, 0.2, 1.0

References

http://osvdb.org/49574
http://secunia.com/advisories/32553
http://www.ikkisoft.com/stuff/LC-2008-07.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498081/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32128
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3020
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46380
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7001
http://osvdb.org/49574
http://secunia.com/advisories/32553
http://www.ikkisoft.com/stuff/LC-2008-07.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498081/100/0/threaded

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