CVE-2008-5604
Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in My Simple Forum 3.0 and 4.1, when...
Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in My Simple Forum 3.0 and 4.1, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the action parameter.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in My Simple Forum 3.0 and 4.1, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the action parameter.
- Record
CVE-2008-5604- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in My Simple Forum 3.0 and 4.1, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the action parameter.
- Record
CVE-2008-5604- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-5579 No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in My Simple Forum 3.0 and 4.1, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the action parameter.
- Record
EUVD-2008-5579- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pcpg-w523-3fgg No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in My Simple Forum 3.0 and 4.1, when...
Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in My Simple Forum 3.0 and 4.1, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the action parameter.
- Record
GHSA-pcpg-w523-3fgg- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | My Simple Forum 3.0 - Local File Inclusion | 2008-12-04 |
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-2008-5604 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Drennansoft My Simple Forum, published December 16, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.38%, the 83rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.