CVE-2008-2993 describes multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in FOG Forum 0.8.1, specifically within the index.php file. Attackers can exploit this by manipulating parameters like fog_lang and fog_skin to include and execute arbitrary local files. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to achieve partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts with low attack complexity. While not known to be actively exploited in the wild, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.8.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fog:fog_forum:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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