CVE-2008-5587

Description

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.

How to fix CVE-2008-5587

To remediate CVE-2008-5587, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.

• Debian/phppgadmin—upgrade to 4.2.1-1.1 or later

Is CVE-2008-5587 being exploited?

Low — EPSS is 2.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.

Affected packages (1)

• from 0, < 4.2.1-1.1

References (1)

• ADVISORYsecurity-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5587