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CVE-2008-5989 (GCVE-0-2008-5989)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2009-01-28 15:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 11:13
VLAI
Summary
Directory traversal vulnerability in defs.php in PHPcounter 1.3.2 and earlier, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the l parameter.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31373 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6553 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://secunia.com/advisories/31993 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
Date Public
2008-09-24 00:00
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