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medium 6.8

CVE-2008-6317 json

Directory traversal vulnerability in _conf/_php-core/common-tpl-vars.php in PHPmyGallery 1.5 beta allows remote attackers to include and ex…

published 2009-02-27 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-6287

cvss
6.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.0%
EPSS 2.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 80%
public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in _conf/_php-core/common-tpl-vars.php in PHPmyGallery 1.5 beta allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the conf[lang] parameter, a different issue than CVE-2008-6318. NOTE: this might be the same issue as CVE-2008-6316.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-7399)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

1.97% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-7399 PHPmyGallery 1.5beta - '/common-tpl-vars.php' Local/Remote File Inclusion webapps, 2008-12-09
  • EDB-7392 PHPmyGallery 1.0beta2 - Local/Remote File Inclusion webapps, 2008-12-09
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32723 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/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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