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Fencer Vulns
high 7.8

CVE-2008-7090 json

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Pligg 9.9 and earlier allow remote attackers to (1) determine the existence of arbitrary fi…

published 2009-08-26 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-7049

cvss
7.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
8.3%
EPSS 8.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Pligg 9.9 and earlier allow remote attackers to (1) determine the existence of arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the $tb_url variable in trackback.php, or (2) include arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the template parameter to settemplate.php.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-6173)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

8.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-6173 Pligg CMS 9.9.0 - Cross-Site Scripting / Local File Inclusion / SQL Injection webapps, 2008-07-30
  • gulftech.org http://www.gulftech.org/?node=research&article_id=00120-07312008 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30458 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.8 AV:N/AC:L/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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