CVE-2008-6726

Exp

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in CMScout 2.06, when register_globals is enabled, allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the bit parameter to (1) admin.php and (2) index.php, different vectors than CVE-2008-3415.

Published: 2009-04-17 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-6726 is rated High Exploit Risk (72.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 7.38%, 92th percentile). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.52% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-6726

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
7625 exploit_db edb 2008-12-30 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-6726

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 2026-06-07 5.87% 7.38% +1.52%
2 2026-04-17 5.30% 5.87% +0.57%
3 2025-12-30 — 5.30% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-6726

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/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:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 6.8 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-6726

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-6726

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cmscout cmscout 2.06 cpe:2.3:a:cmscout:cmscout:2.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-6726

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