CVE-2008-6253
Directory traversal vulnerability in data/inc/lib/pcltar.lib.php in Pluck 4.5.3, when...
Directory traversal vulnerability in data/inc/lib/pcltar.lib.php in Pluck 4.5.3, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences in the g_pcltar_lib_dir parameter.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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Directory traversal vulnerability in data/inc/lib/pcltar.lib.php in Pluck 4.5.3, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences in the g_pcltar_lib_dir parameter.
- Record
CVE-2008-6253- 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 data/inc/lib/pcltar.lib.php in Pluck 4.5.3, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences in the g_pcltar_lib_dir parameter.
- Record
CVE-2008-6253- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-6223 No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in data/inc/lib/pcltar.lib.php in Pluck 4.5.3, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences in the g_pcltar_lib_dir parameter.
- Record
EUVD-2008-6223- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m5hh-hr2q-3272 No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in data/inc/lib/pcltar.lib.php in Pluck 4.5.3, when...
Directory traversal vulnerability in data/inc/lib/pcltar.lib.php in Pluck 4.5.3, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences in the g_pcltar_lib_dir parameter.
- Record
GHSA-m5hh-hr2q-3272- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Pluck CMS 4.5.3 - 'g_pcltar_lib_dir' Local File Inclusion | 2008-11-18 |
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-2008-6253 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Pluck-cms Pluck, published February 24, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.96%, the 92nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.