CVE-2008-6172
Directory traversal vulnerability in captcha/captcha_image.php in the RWCards (com_rwcards) 3.0...
Directory traversal vulnerability in captcha/captcha_image.php in the RWCards (com_rwcards) 3.0.11 component for Joomla!, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences in the img parameter.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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Directory traversal vulnerability in captcha/captcha_image.php in the RWCards (com_rwcards) 3.0.11 component for Joomla!, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences in the img parameter.
- Record
CVE-2008-6172- 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 captcha/captcha_image.php in the RWCards (com_rwcards) 3.0.11 component for Joomla!, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences in the img parameter.
- Record
CVE-2008-6172- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-6142 No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in captcha/captcha_image.php in the RWCards (com_rwcards) 3.0.11 component for Joomla!, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences in the img parameter.
- Record
EUVD-2008-6142- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-883q-v52w-xp4c No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in captcha/captcha_image.php in the RWCards (com_rwcards) 3.0...
Directory traversal vulnerability in captcha/captcha_image.php in the RWCards (com_rwcards) 3.0.11 component for Joomla!, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences in the img parameter.
- Record
GHSA-883q-v52w-xp4c- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Joomla! Component RWCards 3.0.11 - Local File Inclusion | 2008-10-23 |
| Nuclei | Joomla! Component RWCards 3.0.11 - Local File Inclusion |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Nuclei, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-6172 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Weberr Rwcards, published February 19, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 12.3%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.