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CVE-2008-5579
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in mini-pub.php/front-end/cat.php in mini-pub 0.3 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files…
Medium5.0EPSS 2.7%
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Description
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in mini-pub.php/front-end/cat.php in mini-pub 0.3 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a full pathname in the sFileName parameter.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.7% · top 14% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
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References (4)
- 20080207 mini-pub 0.3 multiple vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 27671 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 6733 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 4733 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
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