CVE-2008-5989
Directory traversal vulnerability in defs.php in PHPcounter 1.3.2 and earlier, when...
CVE-2008-5989 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Phpcounter, published January 28, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.05%, the 81st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
Directory traversal vulnerability in defs.php in PHPcounter 1.3.2 and earlier, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the l parameter.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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Directory traversal vulnerability in defs.php in PHPcounter 1.3.2 and earlier, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the l parameter.
- Record
CVE-2008-5989- 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 defs.php in PHPcounter 1.3.2 and earlier, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the l parameter.
- Record
CVE-2008-5989- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-5959 No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in defs.php in PHPcounter 1.3.2 and earlier, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the l parameter.
- Record
EUVD-2008-5959- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rqq9-f77h-855f No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in defs.php in PHPcounter 1.3.2 and earlier, when...
Directory traversal vulnerability in defs.php in PHPcounter 1.3.2 and earlier, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the l parameter.
- Record
GHSA-rqq9-f77h-855f- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | PHPcounter 1.3.2 - 'defs.php' Local File Inclusion | 2008-09-24 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |