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CVE-2008-4490

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.1 EPSS 1.91% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-10-08 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2008-4490
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.1
EPSS
1.91%

Original NVD Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in config.inc.php in phpAbook 0.8.8b and earlier, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the userInfo cookie.