Directory traversal vulnerability in templates/mytribiqsite/tribal-GPL-1066/includes/header.inc.php in Tribiq CMS 5.0.10a, when register_globals is enabled and magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences in the template_path parameter. NOTE: it was later reported that this issue also affects 5.0.12c.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-4894 is rated High Exploit Risk (66.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.83%). 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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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6888 | exploit_db | edb | 2008-10-31 | 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 | 2025-12-25 | 3.01% | 3.83% | +0.82% |
| 2 | 2025-12-18 | 1.66% | 3.01% | +1.35% |
| 3 | 2025-11-04 | — | 1.66% | — |
Full EPSS history (9 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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4.9 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| tribiq | tribiq_cms | 5.0.10a | cpe:2.3:a:tribiq:tribiq_cms:5.0.10a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |