THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2008-7090
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2008-7090

Pligg Cms vulnerability

CVSS
7.8
EPSS
8.3%
EPSS pct
94th
Exploited
No known
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Pligg 9.9 and earlier allow remote attackers to (1) determine the existence of arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the $tb_url variable in trackback.php, or (2) include arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the template parameter to settemplate.php.
Affected vendor
Pligg
Affected product
Pligg Cms
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2009-08-26

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 8.3% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 94% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2008-7090

  • Confirm whether Pligg Pligg Cms is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2008-7090.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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