CVE-2008-4490
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 ..
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 1.9%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.1 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.91% probability · 80th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 5 October 2008
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- phpabook/phpabook
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.9% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. 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://securityreason.com/securityalert/4364
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31581Exploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45680
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6679
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4364
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31581Exploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45680
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6679
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.