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Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-3486 · published 6 August 2008

CVE-2008-3486: Coppermine-gallery coppermine photo gallery path traversal vulnerability

Coppermine Gallery · Coppermine Photo Gallery

Directory traversal vulnerability in the user_get_profile function in include/functions.inc.php in Coppermine Photo Gallery (CPG) 1.4.18 and earlier, when the charset is utf-8, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the lang part of serialized data in an _data cookie.

7.5 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 6.3% · top 6.6% CWE-22 · Path traversal
7.5CVSS 2.0 base score
6.3%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
10References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the user_get_profile function in include/functions.inc.php in Coppermine Photo Gallery (CPG) 1.4.18 and earlier, when the charset is utf-8, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the lang part of serialized data in an _data cookie.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://secunia.com/advisories/31295 Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30480
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44133
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6178
http://secunia.com/advisories/31295 Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30480
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44133
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6178

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-3486), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.