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CVE-2008-4528 (GCVE-0-2008-4528)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-10-09 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 10:17
VLAI
Summary
Directory traversal vulnerability in notes.php in Phlatline's Personal Information Manager (pPIM) 1.01 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the id parameter in an edit action.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6667 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31571 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4390 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
Date Public
2008-10-04 00:00
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