CVE-2008-5642
Directory traversal vulnerability in admin/login.php in CMS Made Simple 1.4.1 allows remote...
Directory traversal vulnerability in admin/login.php in CMS Made Simple 1.4.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a cms_language cookie.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Directory traversal vulnerability in admin/login.php in CMS Made Simple 1.4.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a cms_language cookie.
- Record
CVE-2008-5642- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in admin/login.php in CMS Made Simple 1.4.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a cms_language cookie.
- Record
CVE-2008-5642- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-5616 No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in admin/login.php in CMS Made Simple 1.4.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a cms_language cookie.
- Record
EUVD-2008-5616- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-crf7-38q6-679m No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in admin/login.php in CMS Made Simple 1.4.1 allows remote...
Directory traversal vulnerability in admin/login.php in CMS Made Simple 1.4.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a cms_language cookie.
- Record
GHSA-crf7-38q6-679m- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | CMS Made Simple 1.4.1 - Local File Inclusion | 2008-11-29 |
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-2008-5642 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Cmsmadesimple Cms Made Simple, published December 17, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 8.93%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.