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Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-5642 · published 17 December 2008

CVE-2008-5642: Cmsmadesimple cms made simple path traversal vulnerability

Cmsmadesimple · Cms Made Simple

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.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 8.9% · top 4.9% CWE-22 · Path traversal
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
8.9%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
12References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://secunia.com/advisories/32924 Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4775
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32535 Exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3306
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46942
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7285
http://secunia.com/advisories/32924 Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4775
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32535 Exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3306
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46942
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7285

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-5642), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.