CVE-2008-6423
Directory traversal vulnerability in passwiki.php in PassWiki 0.9.16 RC3 and earlier allows...
Directory traversal vulnerability in passwiki.php in PassWiki 0.9.16 RC3 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the site_id parameter.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Directory traversal vulnerability in passwiki.php in PassWiki 0.9.16 RC3 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the site_id parameter.
- Record
CVE-2008-6423- 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 passwiki.php in PassWiki 0.9.16 RC3 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the site_id parameter.
- Record
CVE-2008-6423- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-6393 No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in passwiki.php in PassWiki 0.9.16 RC3 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the site_id parameter.
- Record
EUVD-2008-6393- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5c23-jv9m-9p86 No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in passwiki.php in PassWiki 0.9.16 RC3 and earlier allows...
Directory traversal vulnerability in passwiki.php in PassWiki 0.9.16 RC3 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the site_id parameter.
- Record
GHSA-5c23-jv9m-9p86- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | PassWiki 0.9.16 RC3 - 'site_id' Local File Inclusion | 2008-05-31 |
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-2008-6423 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in I-apps Passwiki, published March 6, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.80%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.