CVE-2008-2650
Directory traversal vulnerability in cmsimple/cms.php in CMSimple 3.1, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the sl parameter to index.php. NOTE: this can be leveraged for remote file execution by including adm.php and then invoking the upload action. NOTE: on 20080601, the vendor patched 3.1 without changing the version number.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.8 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-22
- EPSS score
- 18.8% (97th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-2645)
- Published
- June 10, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-2645 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- cmsimple / cmsimple
References
- http://osvdb.org/45881
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30463(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.cmsimple.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=17
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29450(Exploit)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42792
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42793
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5700
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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