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Case File

CVE-2008-5989

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8 EPSS 2.05% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2009-01-28 · 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-2008-5989
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.8
EPSS
2.05%

Original Filing — NVD Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in defs.php in PHPcounter 1.3.2 and earlier, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the l parameter.