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Fencer Vulns
medium 6.0

CVE-2008-6726 json

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in CMScout 2.06, when register_globals is enabled, allow remote attackers to include and execu…

published 2009-04-17 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-6686

cvss
6.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.1%
EPSS 2.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 82%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in CMScout 2.06, when register_globals is enabled, allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the bit parameter to (1) admin.php and (2) index.php, different vectors than CVE-2008-3415.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-7625)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

2.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-7625 CMScout 2.06 - SQL Injection / Local File Inclusion webapps, 2008-12-30
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33068 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • osvdb.org http://osvdb.org/51119 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.0 AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/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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