Directory traversal vulnerability in articles.php in Siteman 1.1.9 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via directory traversal sequences in the cat parameter in a viewart action.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-0452 is rated High Exploit Risk (67.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.36%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.68% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4973 | exploit_db | edb | 2008-01-23 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-11-22 | 1.68% | 3.36% | +1.68% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 2.42% | 1.68% | -0.74% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 2.42% | — |
Full EPSS history (8 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |