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CVE-2008-5587

Directory traversal vulnerability in libraries/lib.inc.php in phpPgAdmin 4.2.1 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to read a…

Public exploit code

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Impact

Directory traversal vulnerability in libraries/lib.inc.php in phpPgAdmin 4.2.1 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the _language parameter to index.php.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
PhppgadminPhppgadmin
through 4.2.1
Versions 2.2, 2.2.1, 3.1, 3.4.1, 3.5

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