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Fencer Vulns
high 7.5

CVE-2008-5993 json

Directory traversal vulnerability in image.php in Barcode Generator 1D (barcodegen) 2.0.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to include an…

published 2009-01-28 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-5963

cvss
7.5
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

Directory traversal vulnerability in image.php in Barcode Generator 1D (barcodegen) 2.0.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the code parameter.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-6558)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

2.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-6558 barcodegen 2.0.0 - Local File Inclusion webapps, 2008-09-24

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

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.