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Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-7090 · published 26 August 2009

CVE-2008-7090: Pligg cms path traversal vulnerability

Pligg · Pligg Cms

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Pligg 9.9 and earlier allow remote attackers to (1) determine the existence of arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the $tb_url variable in trackback.php, or (2) include arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the template parameter to settemplate.php.

7.8 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 8.3% · top 5.3% CWE-22 · Path traversal
7.8CVSS 2.0 base score
8.3%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
16References, 4 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Pligg 9.9 and earlier allow remote attackers to (1) determine the existence of arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the $tb_url variable in trackback.php, or (2) include arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the template parameter to settemplate.php.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://www.gulftech.org/?node=research&article_id=00120-07312008 Exploit
http://www.osvdb.org/50187
http://www.osvdb.org/50188
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494987/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30458 Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44190
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44191
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6173
http://www.gulftech.org/?node=research&article_id=00120-07312008 Exploit
http://www.osvdb.org/50187
http://www.osvdb.org/50188
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494987/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30458 Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44190
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44191
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6173

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-7090), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.