CVE-2008-3385

critical

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in include/head_chat.inc.php in php Help Agent 1.0 and 1.1 Full allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the content parameter. NOTE: in some environments, this can be leveraged for remote file inclusion by using a UNC share pathname or an ftp, ftps, or ssh2.sftp URL.

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6080

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43833

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4074

http://secunia.com/advisories/31099

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-07-30

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.01871