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Case File

CVE-2008-5587

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3 EPSS 12.86% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-12-16 · Last synced 2026-08-04

Field Assessment

AI analysis pending.

Exhibit — Public Exploit Signal

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

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CVE
CVE-2008-5587
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.3
EPSS
12.86%

Original Filing — NVD Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in libraries/lib.inc.php in phpPgAdmin 4.2.1 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the _language parameter to index.php.