Public exploit available
Public proof-of-concept or exploit code exists (ExploitDB / Metasploit / Nuclei).

CVE-2008-5587 — Path Traversal in Phppgadmin

CWE-22 — Path Traversal8 documents8 sources
Severity
4.3MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
2.3%
top 15.20%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
PoC available
Public exploit / PoC exists
Affected products
3
Phppgadmin Project PhppgadminDebian PhppgadminPhppgadmin
Timeline
PublishedDec 16
Latest updateMay 17

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in libraries/lib.inc.php in phpPgAdmin 4.2.1 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the _language parameter to index.php.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/C:P/I:N/A:NExploitability: 8.6 | Impact: 2.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶debiandebian/phppgadmin< phppgadmin 4.2.1-1.1 (forky)
▶Debianphppgadmin_project/phppgadmin< 4.2.1-1.1+1

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-v758-3cg3-fww7: Directory traversal vulnerability in libraries/lib↗2022-05-17
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OSV
CVE-2008-5587: Directory traversal vulnerability in libraries/lib↗2008-12-16
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💥Exploits & PoCs

2
Exploit-DB
phpPgAdmin 4.2.1 - '_language' Local File Inclusion↗2008-12-06
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Nuclei
phpPgAdmin <=4.2.1 - Local File Inclusion
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Debian
CVE-2008-5587: phppgadmin - Directory traversal vulnerability in libraries/lib.inc.php in phpPgAdmin 4.2.1 a...↗2008
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Red Hat
phpPgAdmin: directory traversal flaw in libraries/lib.inc.php↗
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2008-5587 phpPgAdmin: directory traversal flaw in libraries/lib.inc.php↗2008-12-17
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