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CVE-2008-5598 (GCVE-0-2008-5598)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-12-16 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 10:56
VLAI
Summary
Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in PHPmyGallery 1.51 gold allows remote attackers to list arbitrary directories via a .. (dot dot) in the group parameter.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7377 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32678 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4760 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
Date Public
2008-12-07 00:00
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