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high 7.1

CVE-2008-6002 json

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in sendfile.php in web-cp 0.5.7, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to read ar…

published 2009-01-28 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-5972

cvss
7.1
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.2%
EPSS 2.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 82%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in sendfile.php in web-cp 0.5.7, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a full pathname in the filelocation parameter.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-6556)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

2.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-6556 webcp 0.5.7 - 'filelocation' Remote File Disclosure webapps, 2008-09-24
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31371 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.1 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

Sources

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