VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2008-5587
CVSS score4.3 MEDIUM
EPSS probability12.86%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-12-16
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in libraries/lib.inc.php in phpPgAdmin 4.2.1 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the _language parameter to index.php.
Weakness classification
- CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')