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Vulnerability · NVD published 2008-12-16

CVE-2008-5587

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.

Signals

Exploited in the wild
Not on KEVNot in CISA's catalogue as of the last daily pull. Absence is not proof of safety.
EPSS · 30-day forecast
13%Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 96th percentile of all CVEs. A forecast; KEV outranks it.
CVSS · NVD
4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Internet exposure
not stated by sourcesNo exposure census on this CVE's dispatches.

Exploits

2 known · links only

Exploit-DB1

  1. phpPgAdmin 4.2.1 - '_language' Local File Inclusion ↗

    created 2008-12-06

Nuclei1

  1. phpPgAdmin <=4.2.1 - Local File Inclusion ↗

    phpPgAdmin 4.2.1 is vulnerable to local file inclusion in libraries/lib.inc.php when register globals is enabled. Remote attackers can read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the _language parameter to index.php.

    yaml · seen 2026-10-18

Detections

3 rules · Sigma · QRadar · Cortex

  1. CVE exploitation

    CVE-2008-5587 exploitation attempt

    CVE-2008-5587

    T1190conf 70SIGAQLXQL

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