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Fencer Vulns
medium 5.0

CVE-2008-5936 json

front-end/edit.php in mini-pub 0.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to read files and obtain PHP source code via a filename in the sFile…

published 2009-01-22 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-5906

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.4%
EPSS 2.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 84%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

front-end/edit.php in mini-pub 0.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to read files and obtain PHP source code via a filename in the sFileName parameter.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-6734)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

2.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-6734 mini-pub 0.3 - Local Directory Traversal / File Disclosure webapps, 2008-10-12
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31733 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

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.