Skip to content
Fencer Vulns
high 7.5

CVE-2008-0612 json

Directory traversal vulnerability in htdocs/install/index.php in XOOPS 2.0.18 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary loca…

published 2008-02-06 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-0622

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.8%
EPSS 2.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 86%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in htdocs/install/index.php in XOOPS 2.0.18 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the lang parameter.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-5057)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

2.78% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-5057 XOOPS 2.0.18 - Local File Inclusion / URL Redirecting webapps, 2008-02-04
  • xoops.svn.sourceforge.net http://xoops.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/xoops/XoopsCore/branches/2.0.x/2.0.18.1/docs/changelog.txt?r1=1283&r2=1282&pathrev=1283 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.