CVE-2008-4718

critical

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in help/mini.php in X7 Chat 2.0.1 A1 and earlier allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences in the help_file parameter, a different vector than CVE-2006-2156.

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6607

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6592

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45495

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4499

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-10-23

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: 9.1

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

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.01715