CVE-2008-5593

Exp

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in index.php in Mini CMS 1.0.1 allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) page and (2) admin parameters.

Published: 2008-12-16 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-5593 is rated High Exploit Risk (76.6/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.83%). 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-2008-5593

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
7375 exploit_db edb 2008-12-07 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-5593

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 2026-02-05 3.01% 3.83% +0.82%
2 2025-12-24 1.66% 3.01% +1.35%
3 2025-12-16 — 1.66% —

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-5593

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/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:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
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.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-5593

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-5593

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
bpowerhouse mini_cms 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:bpowerhouse:mini_cms:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-5593

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