MEDIUM
phpPgAdmin: directory traversal flaw in libraries/lib.inc.php
Published Dec 16, 2008
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 12.86%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in libraries/lib.inc.php in phpPgAdmin 4.2.1 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the _language parameter to index.php.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≤ 4.2.1
- 2.2
- 2.2.1
- 3.1
- 3.4.1
- 3.5
- 3.5.2
- 3.5.3
- 4.1.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
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.
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
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.
12.86% 0.12865
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.12865
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 12.86% (0.12865) | 96.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 12.86% (0.12865) | 95.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.90% (0.02900) | 85.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 5.71% (0.05714) | 93.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.07% (0.02074) | 89.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 26, 2024 | 2.40% (0.02400) | 89.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.33% (0.02331) | 88.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 11.00% (0.10995) | 94.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 11.00% (0.10995) | 94.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 11.00% (0.10995) | 88.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (13)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-04/msg00033.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33014 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33263 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4737 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1693 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32670 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5587 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=476823 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47140 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5587
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5587
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7363 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-04/msg00033.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/33014 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/33263 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4737 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1693 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32670 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5587 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=476823 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47140 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5587 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5587 | ||
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7363 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Dec 16, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Dec 16, 2008
Link CVE-2008-5587
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a