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Case File

CVE-2008-5948

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 2.30% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2009-01-23 · 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.

External Security References
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CVE
CVE-2008-5948
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
2.30%

Original Filing — NVD Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in BNCwi 1.04 and earlier allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the newlanguage parameter.