CVE-2008-3851
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Pluck CMS 4.5.2 on Windows allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a ..\ (dot dot backslash) in the (1) blogpost, (2) cat, and (3) file parameters to…
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 7.9%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Pluck CMS 4.5.2 on Windows allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a ..\ (dot dot backslash) in the (1) blogpost, (2) cat, and (3) file parameters to data/inc/themes/predefined_variables.php, as reachable through index.php; and the (4) blogpost and (5) cat parameters to data/inc/blog_include_react.php, as reachable through index.php. NOTE: the issue involving vectors 1 through 3 reportedly exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-3194.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 7.94% probability · 95th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 25 August 2008
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- pluck/pluck
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 7.9% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31607Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4195
- http://www.pluck-cms.org/releasenotes.php#4.5.3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495706/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30820Exploit, Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44677
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6300
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31607Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4195
- http://www.pluck-cms.org/releasenotes.php#4.5.3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495706/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30820Exploit, Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44677
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6300
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.