CVE-2008-7254

Public Exploit

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in includes/template-loader.php in Irmin CMS (formerly Pepsi CMS) 0.5 and 0.6 BETA2, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the _Root_Path parameter. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.47% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/11938 exploit
http://osvdb.org/63348 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/39214 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.org/0808-exploits/pepsicms-rfi.txt exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-7254?
CVE-2008-7254 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-7254?
To fix CVE-2008-7254, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-7254 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-7254 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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