CVE-2008-6843 is a directory traversal vulnerability in the index.php file of Fantastico, specifically when used with cPanel 11.x. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files on the server by manipulating the "sup3r" parameter with dot-dot-slash sequences. Rated with a CVSS score of 5.0 (medium severity), it poses a risk of information disclosure (C:P) with low attack complexity and no authentication required. While there is an ExploitDB entry for local file inclusion, there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit or Nuclei modules, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netenberg:fantastico_de_luxe:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cpanel:cpanel:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.4.19CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cpanel:cpanel:11.4.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.8.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cpanel:cpanel:11.8.6:stable:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.8.6_stableCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cpanel:cpanel:11.8.6_stable:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub 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 records are not available for this CVE.