CVE-2008-6843
Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in Fantastico, as used with cPanel 11.x, allows...
Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in Fantastico, as used with cPanel 11.x, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the sup3r parameter.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in Fantastico, as used with cPanel 11.x, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the sup3r parameter.
- Record
CVE-2008-6843- 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 index.php in Fantastico, as used with cPanel 11.x, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the sup3r parameter.
- Record
CVE-2008-6843- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-6803 No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in Fantastico, as used with cPanel 11.x, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the sup3r parameter.
- Record
EUVD-2008-6803- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hrm9-4xwc-pjv8 No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in Fantastico, as used with cPanel 11.x, allows...
Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in Fantastico, as used with cPanel 11.x, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the sup3r parameter.
- Record
GHSA-hrm9-4xwc-pjv8- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Fantastico - 'index.php' Local File Inclusion | 2008-12-02 |
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-2008-6843 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Cpanel, published July 2, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.70%, the 93rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.