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CVE-2008-6884
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in XOOPS 2.3.1, when register_globals is enabled, allow remote attackers to include and…
Medium6.8EPSS 5.6%
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- mitre
Description
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in XOOPS 2.3.1, when register_globals is enabled, allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the xoopsConfig[language] parameter to (1) blocks.php and (2) main.php in xoops_lib/modules/protector/.
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)
- 5.6% · top 7.1% 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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References (9)
- 50573 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 32685 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 33048 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 7380 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- http://www.xoops.org/modules/news/article.php?storyid=4563 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20081208 [DSECRG-08-040] Multiple Local File Include Vulnerabilities in Xoops 2.3.x (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- xoops-blocks-main-file-include(47153) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://www.xoops.org/modules/news/article.php?storyid=4540 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 50572 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
Sources
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- 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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