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Fencer Vulns
critical 9.3

CVE-2008-5171 json

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in admin/minibb/index.php in phpBLASTER CMS 1.0 RC1, when register_globals is enabled, allow r…

published 2008-11-19 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-5149

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.3%
EPSS 3.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in admin/minibb/index.php in phpBLASTER CMS 1.0 RC1, when register_globals is enabled, allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences in the (1) DB, (2) lang, and (3) skin parameters.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-5952)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

3.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-5952 phpBLASTER CMS 1.0 RC1 - Multiple Local File Inclusions webapps, 2008-06-26

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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