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CVE-2008-6172
Directory traversal vulnerability in captcha/captcha_image.php in the RWCards (com_rwcards) 3.0.11 component for Joomla!, when…
Medium6.8EPSS 12.3%
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- Updated
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- mitre
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in captcha/captcha_image.php in the RWCards (com_rwcards) 3.0.11 component for Joomla!, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences in the img parameter.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 12.3% · top 3.8% 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 6.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (4)
- rwcards-captchaimage-file-include(46081) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 31892 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 32367 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 6817 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Sources
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
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- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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