MEDIUM
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in mini-pub.php/front-end/cat.php in mini-pub 0.3 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a full pathname in the sFileName parameter
Published Dec 15, 2008
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.66%
Description
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in mini-pub.php/front-end/cat.php in mini-pub 0.3 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a full pathname in the sFileName parameter.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.66% 0.02664
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02664
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.66% (0.02664) | 85.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.66% (0.02664) | 83.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 16, 2025 | 3.47% (0.03467) | 87.15th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.60% (0.01597) | 80.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.34% (0.00343) | 72.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.34% (0.00343) | 70.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.34% (0.00343) | 67.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (4)
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4733 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487695/100/200/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27671 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6733 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4733 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487695/100/200/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27671 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6733 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Dec 15, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Dec 15, 2008
Link CVE-2008-5579
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a