CVE-2008-0798

Exp

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in artmedic webdesign weblog 1.0, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) ta parameter to artmedic_index.php, reached through index.php; and the (2) date parameter to artmedic_print.php.

Published: 2008-02-15 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-0798 is rated Exploit Available (58.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.36%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-0798

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
5116 exploit_db edb 2008-02-14 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-0798

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 4.51% 2.36% -2.15%
2 2025-11-25 3.37% 4.51% +1.14%
3 2025-04-06 3.37%

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-0798

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-0798

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-0798

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
artmedic_webdesign artmedic_weblog 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:artmedic_webdesign:artmedic_weblog:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-0798

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