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Fencer Vulns
high 7.5

CVE-2008-5881 json

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in playSMS 0.9.3 allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via direc…

published 2009-01-09 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-5851

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
7.3%
EPSS 7.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in playSMS 0.9.3 allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences in the (1) gateway_module parameter to plugin/gateway/gnokii/init.php and the (2) themes_module parameter to plugin/themes/default/init.php.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-7687)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

7.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-7687 PlaySms 0.9.3 - Multiple Local/Remote File Inclusions webapps, 2009-01-06
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33138 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

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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