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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2008-6183

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in index.php in My PHP Indexer 1.0 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ..

EXPLOIT ✓HIGH 7.8EPSS 2.84%

Does this matter?

A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 2.8%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.

Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in index.php in My PHP Indexer 1.0 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) d and (2) f parameters.

CVSS 2.0
7.8 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
EPSS
2.84% probability · 87th percentile
Public exploits
1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 12 October 2008
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-22
Affected
myphpindexer/my php indexer
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%3%5%26 October 2026: 2.84%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 2.8% 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.

EDB-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-6740source ↗My PHP Indexer 1.0 - 'index.php' Local File Downloadphp · JosSwebapps12 October 2008yes

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