CVE-2008-4499
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in PHP Web Explorer 0.99b and earlier allow remote...
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in PHP Web Explorer 0.99b and earlier allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) refer parameter to main.php and the (2) file parameter to edit.php.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
9.3
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in PHP Web Explorer 0.99b and earlier allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) refer parameter to main.php and the (2) file parameter to edit.php.
- Record
CVE-2008-4499- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in PHP Web Explorer 0.99b and earlier allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) refer parameter to main.php and the (2) file parameter to edit.php.
- Record
CVE-2008-4499- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-4480 No score
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in PHP Web Explorer 0.99b and earlier allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) refer parameter to main.php and the (2) file parameter to edit.php.
- Record
EUVD-2008-4480- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j8v8-x7m6-wm64 No score
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in PHP Web Explorer 0.99b and earlier allow remote...
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in PHP Web Explorer 0.99b and earlier allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) refer parameter to main.php and the (2) file parameter to edit.php.
- Record
GHSA-j8v8-x7m6-wm64- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | PHP Web Explorer 0.99b - 'main.php?refer' Traversal Local File Inclusion | 2008-10-06 |
| Exploit-DB | PHP Web Explorer 0.99b - 'edit.php?File' Traversal Local File Inclusion | 2008-10-06 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-4499 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Php Web Explorer Lite, published October 8, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.86%, the 86th percentile. No source names a fixed version.