← Vulnerability feed

Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-6843 · published 2 July 2009

CVE-2008-6843: Netenberg fantastico de luxe path traversal vulnerability

Netenberg · Fantastico De Luxe

Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in Fantastico, as used with cPanel 11.x, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the sup3r parameter.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 6.7% · top 6.3% CWE-22 · Path traversal
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
6.7%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in Fantastico, as used with cPanel 11.x, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the sup3r parameter.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498814/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32578 Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46991
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498814/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32578 Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46991

Track CVE-2008-6843 inside VULONE

Watch it alongside the ransomware crews, C2 infrastructure and forum chatter that reference it, query it through the API and pull it into your SIEM over TAXII.

Start free Open in platform

Related vulnerabilities

Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.

9.3CVE-2026-41940cPanel and WHM login flow authentication bypasscPanel, WHM and WP Squared versions after 11.40 contain a missing-authentication flaw in the login flow (CWE-306) that lets unauthenticated remote at…KEVEPSS 99%analysed10.0CVE-2004-1769Cpanel vulnerabilityThe "Allow cPanel users to reset their password via email" feature in cPanel 9.1.0 build 34 and earlier, including 8.x, allows remote attackers to ex…EPSS 35%10.0CVE-2004-1770Cpanel vulnerabilityThe login page for cPanel 9.1.0, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in the user …EPSS 10%10.0CVE-2003-1425Cpanel improper input validation vulnerabilityguestbook.cgi in cPanel 5.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the template parameter.EPSS 11%9.8CVE-2020-26105Cpanel improper authentication vulnerabilityIn cPanel before 88.0.3, insecure chkservd test credentials are used on a templated VM (SEC-554).EPSS 1.4%9.8CVE-2020-26108Cpanel vulnerabilitycPanel before 88.0.13 mishandles file-extension dispatching, leading to code execution (SEC-488).EPSS 2.5%9.8CVE-2020-26098Cpanel vulnerabilitycPanel before 88.0.3 mishandles the Exim filter path, leading to remote code execution (SEC-485).EPSS 3.0%9.8CVE-2020-26100Cpanel vulnerabilitychsh in cPanel before 88.0.3 allows a Jailshell escape (SEC-497).EPSS 1.6%

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-6843), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.