CVE-2008-0513

Exp

Directory traversal vulnerability in parser/include/class.cache_phpcms.php in phpCMS 1.2.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter to parser/parser.php, as demonstrated by a filename ending with %00.gif, a different vector than CVE-2005-1840.

Published: 2008-01-31 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-0513 is rated High Exploit Risk (72.9/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.50%). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-0513

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
5006 exploit_db edb 2008-01-29 Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-0513

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 2026-06-15 7.49% 3.50% -3.98%
2 2025-11-23 5.84% 7.49% +1.65%
3 2025-03-30 5.84%

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-0513

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-0513

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-0513

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
phpcms phpcms 1.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:phpcms:phpcms:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-0513

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