CVE-2008-3415

critical

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in common.php in CMScout 2.05, when .htaccess is not supported, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences in the bit parameter, as demonstrated by an upload to avatar/ of a .jpg file containing PHP sequences.

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6142

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44017

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2218/references

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30385

http://www.cmscout.co.za/index.php?page=news&id=29

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4093

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-07-31

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

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

Severity: High

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: 0.04826