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CVE-2008-7178

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2009-09-08 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Uploader module 1.1 for XOOPS allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the filename parameter in a downloadfile action to index.php.

Affected products

• Xoops Uploader: 1.1

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29600
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42925
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5756
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29600
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42925
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5756

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