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CVE-2008-5878

Published: Jan 8, 2009Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-22
5.1MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.9%
Top 22.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
2 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Phpclanwebsite (aka PCW) 1.23.3 Fix Pack 5 and earlier, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled and register_globals is enabled, allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) boxname parameter to theme/superchrome/box.php and the (2) theme parameter to phpclanwebsite/footer.php.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

CWE-22

Affected Products

phpclanwebsite
phpclanwebsiteMixed
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
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Exploitability

2 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
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References

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4881
securityreason.com
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7515
exploit-db.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/33211
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