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CVE-2008-2898

35
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-2898 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in Hedgehog-CMS version 1.21, specifically within the includes/header.php file. This flaw allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files by manipulating the c_temp_path parameter with ".." sequences. The vulnerability carries a critical CVSS score of 9.3, indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity that can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available via ExploitDB (EDB-5904), though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.21CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:hedgehog-cms:hedgehog-cms:1.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
6.71%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
93.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-5904 · Jun 22, 2008
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0671 is in the 69th percentile among its peer group of 8,914 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

osvdb.org / 46480
secunia.com / advisories/30778
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/43277
exploit-db.com / exploits/5904