Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 17, 2008· Updated Apr 23, 2026

CVE-2008-5642

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in admin/login.php in CMS Made Simple 1.4.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a cms_language cookie.

Affected products

Cmsmadesimple/Cms Made Simple
cpe:2.3:a:cmsmadesimple:cms_made_simple:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/32535nvdExploit
secunia.com/advisories/32924nvdVendor Advisory
securityreason.com/securityalert/4775nvd
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3306nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46942nvd
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7285nvd

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