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CVE-2008-6793
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…
Medium6.8EPSS 6.9%
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- mitre
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.
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)
- 6.9% · top 5.9% 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 6.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (8)
- http://www.ikkisoft.com/stuff/LC-2008-07.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- ADV-2008-3020 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 49574 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 20081105 DFLabs PTK Forensic Local Command Execution Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 32553 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 7001 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- ptk-getfiletype-command-execution(46380) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 32128 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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