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high 7.5

CVE-2008-4718 json

Directory traversal vulnerability in help/mini.php in X7 Chat 2.0.1 A1 and earlier allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary…

published 2008-10-23 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-4698

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.7%
EPSS 2.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 85%
public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in help/mini.php in X7 Chat 2.0.1 A1 and earlier allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences in the help_file parameter, a different vector than CVE-2006-2156.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-6607)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

2.67% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-6607 X7 Chat 2.0.1A1 - Local File Inclusion webapps, 2008-09-27
  • EDB-6592 X7 Chat 2.0.1A1 - 'mini.php' Local File Inclusion webapps, 2008-09-27

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

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