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CVE-2008-5728
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in AIST NetCat 3.12 and earlier, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled and register_globals is…
Medium5.1EPSS 2.0%
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Description
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in AIST NetCat 3.12 and earlier, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled and register_globals is enabled, allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in (1) the system parameter in modules/netshop/post.php; and the INCLUDE_FOLDER parameter in (2) auth.inc.php, (3) banner.inc.php, (4) blog.inc.php, and (5) forum.inc.php in modules/.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.1 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.0% · top 19% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.1.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (4)
- 4819 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- 7560 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- netcat-includefolder-file-include(47576) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 32992 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
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