CVE-2008-6793
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 6.9%EU EUVD
The get_file_type function in lib/file_content.php in DFLabs PTK 0.1, 0.2, and 1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters after an arg1= sequence in a filename within a forensic image.
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-20
- EPSS score
- 6.9% (94th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-6753)
- Published
- May 7, 2009
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-6753 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- dflabs / ptk
- dflabs / ptk
- dflabs / ptk
References
- http://osvdb.org/49574
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32553
- http://www.ikkisoft.com/stuff/LC-2008-07.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498081/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32128(Exploit)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3020(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46380
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7001
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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