Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in Pixelpost 1.7.1 on Windows, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to…

published 2008-07-30 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-3352

cvss: 6.8; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 3.8%; EPSS 3.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 90%
public exploits: 1; Exploit-DB

Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in Pixelpost 1.7.1 on Windows, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the language_full parameter.

Patch / fix

links 2

Timeline

2008-07-28 First public exploit (EDB-6150)
2008-07-30 Published

Exploit prediction

3.80% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

EDB-6150 PixelPost 1.7.1 - 'language_full' Local File Inclusion webapps, 2008-07-28
securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30397 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	6.8	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

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

References

pixelpost.org /blog/2008/07/27/pixelpost-171-security-patch
patch
securityfocus.com /bid/30397
vdb-entry, exploit, patch
exploit-db.com /exploits/6150
exploit
secunia.com /advisories/31239
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
securityfocus.com /archive/1/494817/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/44031
vdb-entry
securityreason.com /securityalert/4062
third-party-advisory
vupen.com /english/advisories/2008/2207/references
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2008-3365
NVD CVE-2008-3365

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Summary