CVE-2008-5953

Exp

Directory traversal vulnerability in KTP Computer Customer Database (KTPCCD) CMS, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the p parameter to the default URI.

Published: 2009-01-23 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-5953 is rated High Exploit Risk (72.3/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.42%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-5953

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
7304 exploit_db edb 2008-11-30 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-5953

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 3.83% 2.42% -1.41%
2 2026-03-15 3.01% 3.83% +0.82%
3 2026-01-23 3.01%

Full EPSS history (16 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-5953

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-2008-5953

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-5953

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ktp_computer_customer_database ktp_computer_customer_database _nil_ cpe:2.3:a:ktp_computer_customer_database:ktp_computer_customer_database:_nil_:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-5953

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