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CVE-2008-6253

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-6253 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in Pluck CMS version 4.5.3, specifically within the data/inc/lib/pcltar.lib.php file when register_globals is enabled. This flaw allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files by manipulating the g_pcltar_lib_dir parameter. With a CVSS score of 6.8, this vulnerability is of medium severity, requiring medium attack complexity but potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. While there is no evidence of active exploitation in the wild, an exploit module is publicly available on ExploitDB, and there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
4.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:pluck-cms:pluck:4.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.8MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.96%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
91.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-7153 · Nov 18, 2008
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0496 is in the 89th percentile among its peer group of 19,955 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

secunia.com / advisories/32736
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/46676
exploit-db.com / exploits/7153
pluck-cms.org / index.php
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / archive/1/498438
Exploit
securityfocus.com / bid/32342