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CVE-2008-6843
Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in Fantastico, as used with cPanel 11.x, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files…
Medium5.0EPSS 6.7%
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Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in Fantastico, as used with cPanel 11.x, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the sup3r 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)
- 6.7% · top 6.1% 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 5.0.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (3)
- cpanel-index-directory-traversal(46991) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20081202 Cpanel fantastico Privilege Escalation "ModSec and PHP restriction Bypass" (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 32578 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
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