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CVE-2008-5878

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.1EPSS 1.9%EU EUVD

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Phpclanwebsite (aka PCW) 1.23.3 Fix Pack 5 and earlier, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled and register_globals is enabled, allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) boxname parameter to theme/superchrome/box.php and the (2) theme parameter to phpclanwebsite/footer.php.

Key facts

CVSS score
5.1 (v2.0)
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-22
EPSS score
1.9% (80th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2008-5848)
Published
January 8, 2009
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-5848 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • phpclanwebsite / phpclanwebsite
  • phpclanwebsite / phpclanwebsite
  • phpclanwebsite / phpclanwebsite
  • phpclanwebsite / phpclanwebsite
  • phpclanwebsite / phpclanwebsite
  • phpclanwebsite / phpclanwebsite
  • phpclanwebsite / phpclanwebsite

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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