CVE-2008-5894
Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in Mediatheka 4.2 allows remote attackers to...
Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in Mediatheka 4.2 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the lang parameter.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in Mediatheka 4.2 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the lang parameter.
- Record
CVE-2008-5894- 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 Mediatheka 4.2 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the lang parameter.
- Record
CVE-2008-5894- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-5864 No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in Mediatheka 4.2 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the lang parameter.
- Record
EUVD-2008-5864- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h5pm-mp5c-qgvv No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in Mediatheka 4.2 allows remote attackers to...
Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in Mediatheka 4.2 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the lang parameter.
- Record
GHSA-h5pm-mp5c-qgvv- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Mediatheka 4.2 - 'lang' Local File Inclusion | 2008-12-14 |
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-2008-5894 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Mediatheka, published January 12, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.92%, the 79th percentile. No source names a fixed version.