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Case File

CVE-2008-6172

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8 EPSS 12.28% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2009-02-19 · 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-2008-6172
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.8
EPSS
12.28%

Original Filing — NVD Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in captcha/captcha_image.php in the RWCards (com_rwcards) 3.0.11 component for Joomla!, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences in the img parameter.