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CVE-2008-4490

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-22 Path Traversal
Publication date:
08/10/2008
Last modified:
09/04/2025

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in config.inc.php in phpAbook 0.8.8b and earlier, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the userInfo cookie.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 5.10 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Physical
Integrity (I): Physical
Availability (A): Physical

Base Score 2.0
5.10
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:phpabook:phpabook:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0.8.8b (including)
cpe:2.3:a:phpabook:phpabook:0.8.4b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:phpabook:phpabook:0.8.6b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:phpabook:phpabook:0.8.7b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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