CVE-2008-5639

high

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in TxtBlog 1.0 Alpha allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the m parameter.

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7241

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46902

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4777

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-12-17

Updated: 2026-04-23

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.3

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

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

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

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.01666