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CVE-2008-3194

Published: Jul 16, 2008Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-22
NVD MITRE
6.8CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
2.6%
Top 17.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
2 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in data/inc/themes/predefined_variables.php in pluck 4.5.1 allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) langpref, (2) file, (3) blogpost, or (4) cat parameter.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-22

Affected Products

n/an/a
pluckpluck
On-prem
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
pluckcommercialWeb & CMS Pluginsaka pluck, pluck-cms

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Exploitability

2 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
Discovery
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References

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2104/references
vupen.com
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6074
exploit-db.com
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3996
securityreason.com
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Timeline

Published
Jul 16, 2008
Last Updated
Apr 23, 2026

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