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Fencer Vulns
critical 9.3

CVE-2008-4499 json

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in PHP Web Explorer 0.99b and earlier allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary…

published 2008-10-08 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-4480

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.9%
EPSS 2.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 86%
public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

Summary

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in PHP Web Explorer 0.99b and earlier allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) refer parameter to main.php and the (2) file parameter to edit.php.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-32464)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

2.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-32464 PHP Web Explorer 0.99b - 'edit.php?File' Traversal Local File Inclusion webapps, 2008-10-06
  • EDB-32463 PHP Web Explorer 0.99b - 'main.php?refer' Traversal Local File Inclusion webapps, 2008-10-06

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

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

References

Sources

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