CVE-2008-1537

Exp

Directory traversal vulnerability in pb_inc/admincenter/index.php in PowerScripts PowerBook 1.21 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the page parameter. NOTE: in some environments, this can be leveraged for remote file inclusion by using a UNC share pathname or an ftp, ftps, or ssh2.sftp URL.

Published: 2008-03-28 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-1537 is rated High Exploit Risk (67.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.75%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-1537

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
5302 exploit_db edb 2008-03-24 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-1537

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 6.60% 2.75% -3.86%
2 2026-03-05 5.97% 6.60% +0.63%
3 2025-11-28 — 5.97% —

Full EPSS history (17 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-1537

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P 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:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-1537

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-1537

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
powerscripts powerbook 1.21 cpe:2.3:a:powerscripts:powerbook:1.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-1537

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