CVE-2008-4499

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-4499
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-10-09 00:00:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionMultiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in PHP Web Explorer 0.99b and earlier allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) refer parameter to main.php and the (2) file parameter to edit.php.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 9.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-22 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Php Web Explorer Php Web Explorer Lite 0.99a All All All
Application Php Web Explorer Php Web Explorer Lite All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
PHP Web Explorer Multiple Local File Include Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
'PHPWebExplorer <= 0.09b: Local File Inclusion Vulnerability' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
CXSecurity - IDS af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityreason.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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