CVE-2008-5579
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in mini-pub.php/front-end/cat.php in mini-pub 0.3 allows...
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in mini-pub.php/front-end/cat.php in mini-pub 0.3 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a full pathname in the sFileName parameter.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in mini-pub.php/front-end/cat.php in mini-pub 0.3 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a full pathname in the sFileName parameter.
- Record
CVE-2008-5579- 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
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in mini-pub.php/front-end/cat.php in mini-pub 0.3 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a full pathname in the sFileName parameter.
- Record
CVE-2008-5579- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-5554 No score
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in mini-pub.php/front-end/cat.php in mini-pub 0.3 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a full pathname in the sFileName parameter.
- Record
EUVD-2008-5554- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6vw8-p3h2-qw42 No score
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in mini-pub.php/front-end/cat.php in mini-pub 0.3 allows...
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in mini-pub.php/front-end/cat.php in mini-pub 0.3 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a full pathname in the sFileName parameter.
- Record
GHSA-6vw8-p3h2-qw42- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | mini-pub 0.3 - File Disclosure / Code Execution | 2008-10-12 |
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-2008-5579 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Mini-pub, published December 15, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.66%, the 85th percentile. No source names a fixed version.