Is CVE-2008-5883 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-5883 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-5883?

CVE-2008-5883 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

CVE-2008-5883

HIGH · CVSS 7.8EPSS 2.6%EU EUVD

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in front-end/dir.php in mini-pub 0.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to list arbitrary directories via a full pathname in the sDir parameter.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.8 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-22
EPSS score: 2.6% (85th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-5853)
Published: January 12, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-5853 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

mini-pub / mini-pub
mini-pub / mini-pub
mini-pub / mini-pub
mini-pub / mini-pub

References

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

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