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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2008-6726

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in CMScout 2.06, when register_globals is enabled, allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a ..

EXPLOIT ✓MEDIUM 6.0EPSS 2.13%

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 2.1%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.

Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in CMScout 2.06, when register_globals is enabled, allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the bit parameter to (1) admin.php and (2) index.php, different vectors than CVE-2008-3415.

CVSS 2.0
6.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
2.13% probability · 82th percentile
Public exploits
1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 30 December 2008
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-22
Affected
cmscout/cmscout
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%3%5%26 October 2026: 2.13%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 2.1% 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-7625source ↗CMScout 2.06 - SQL Injection / Local File Inclusionphp · SirGodwebapps30 December 2008yes

References

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