Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 8, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-5878
CVE-2008-5878
Description
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Phpclanwebsite (aka PCW) 1.23.3 Fix Pack 5 and earlier, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled and register_globals is enabled, allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) boxname parameter to theme/superchrome/box.php and the (2) theme parameter to phpclanwebsite/footer.php.
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Affected products
8cpe:2.3:a:phpclanwebsite:phpclanwebsite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 7 more
- cpe:2.3:a:phpclanwebsite:phpclanwebsite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=1.23.3
- cpe:2.3:a:phpclanwebsite:phpclanwebsite:1.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:phpclanwebsite:phpclanwebsite:1.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:phpclanwebsite:phpclanwebsite:1.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:phpclanwebsite:phpclanwebsite:1.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:phpclanwebsite:phpclanwebsite:1.23.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:phpclanwebsite:phpclanwebsite:1.23.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <=1.23.3 Fix Pack 5
Patches
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References
4- www.securityfocus.com/bid/32915nvdExploit
- secunia.com/advisories/33211nvdVendor Advisory
- securityreason.com/securityalert/4881nvd
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7515nvd
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