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high 7.5

CVE-2008-7240 json

Directory traversal vulnerability in include/unverified.inc.php in Linux Web Shop (LWS) php User Base 1.3beta allows remote attackers to in…

published 2009-09-17 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-7198

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
6.3%
EPSS 6.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in include/unverified.inc.php in Linux Web Shop (LWS) php User Base 1.3beta allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via the template parameter.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-5179)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

6.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-5179 PHPUserBase 1.3b - 'unverified.inc.php' Local File Inclusion webapps, 2008-02-23
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27964 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
  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code

References

Sources

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