CVE-2008-5990
Directory traversal vulnerability in connect/init.inc in emergecolab 1.0 allows remote attackers...
Directory traversal vulnerability in connect/init.inc in emergecolab 1.0 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the sitecode parameter to connect/index.php.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Directory traversal vulnerability in connect/init.inc in emergecolab 1.0 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the sitecode parameter to connect/index.php.
- Record
CVE-2008-5990- 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 connect/init.inc in emergecolab 1.0 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the sitecode parameter to connect/index.php.
- Record
CVE-2008-5990- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-5960 No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in connect/init.inc in emergecolab 1.0 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the sitecode parameter to connect/index.php.
- Record
EUVD-2008-5960- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5p4p-cw7m-wgx2 No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in connect/init.inc in emergecolab 1.0 allows remote attackers...
Directory traversal vulnerability in connect/init.inc in emergecolab 1.0 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the sitecode parameter to connect/index.php.
- Record
GHSA-5p4p-cw7m-wgx2- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | emergecolab 1.0 - 'sitecode' Local File Inclusion | 2008-09-24 |
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-2008-5990 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Eduforge Emergecolab, published January 28, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.85%, the 79th percentile. No source names a fixed version.