CVE-2008-5587

CVE Database · CVE-2008-5587

CVE-2008-5587

· N/AModified

CVSS v3.1

N/A

EPSS

12.86%

Published

Dec 16, 2008

Modified

Apr 22, 2026

Public PoC / Exploit (3)

All weaponized →

Exploit-DBphpPgAdmin 4.2.1 - '_language' Local File Inclusion NucleiNuclei detection template TrickestTrickest PoC index

Links to public security research (Exploit-DB, Nuclei, Trickest, GitHub) for defensive use only.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in libraries/lib.inc.php in phpPgAdmin 4.2.1 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the _language parameter to index.php.

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-22

Affected Products (9)

phppgadmin · phppgadminvulnerable

References (18)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-04/msg00033.html

http://secunia.com/advisories/33014

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/33263

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4737

http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1693

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32670

Exploit

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47140

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7363

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html

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