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Case File

CVE-2008-5878

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.1 EPSS 1.92% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2009-01-08 · 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-2008-5878
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.1
EPSS
1.92%
Chrome

Original Filing — NVD Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Phpclanwebsite (aka PCW) 1.23.3 Fix Pack 5 and earlier, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled and register_globals is enabled, allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) boxname parameter to theme/superchrome/box.php and the (2) theme parameter to phpclanwebsite/footer.php.