Directory traversal vulnerability in modules/system/admin.php in XOOPS 2.0.18 1 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the fct parameter. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-3296 is rated High Exploit Risk (81.6/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.71%, 92th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +4.36% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32097 | exploit_db | edb | 2008-07-21 | 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 | 2026-06-15 | 1.34% | 5.71% | +4.36% |
| 2 | 2026-03-02 | 2.20% | 1.34% | -0.86% |
| 3 | 2025-09-14 | — | 2.20% | — |
Full EPSS history (10 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |