VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2008-5204

CVSS score6.8 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.85%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-11-21
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in PowerAward 1.1.0 RC1, when register_globals is enabled, allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences in the lang parameter to (1) agb.php, (2) angemeldet.php, (3) anmelden.php, (4) charts.php, (5) external_vote.php, (6) guestbook.php, (7) impressum.php, (8) index.php, (9) rss-reader.php, (10) statistic.php, (11) teilnehmer.php, (12) topsites.php, (13) votecode.php, (14) voting.php, and (15) winner.php.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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