TI-2008-04955 Aliases CVE-2008-5204 GHSA-4g9r-j6c2-xff9

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in PowerAward 1.1.0 RC1, when…

LOW 34CWE-22Published 2008-11-21 · Updated 2024-08-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Medium
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in PowerAward 1.1.0 RC1, when register_globals is enabled, allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences in the lang parameter to (1) agb.php, (2) angemeldet.php, (3) anmelden.php, (4) charts.php, (5) external_vote.php, (6) guestbook.php, (7) impressum.php, (8) index.php, (9) rss-reader.php, (10) statistic.php, (11) teilnehmer.php, (12) topsites.php, (13) votecode.php, (14) voting.php, and (15) winner.php.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01846 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:poweraward:poweraward:1.1.0:rc1::::::	1.1.0 rc1	Vulnerable	Poweraward

cpe:2.3:a:poweraward:poweraward:1.1.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·Poweraward

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-5204
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4g9r-j6c2-xff9

References

Exploit 1

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TI-2008-04954 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in external_vote.php in PowerAward 1.1.0 RC1… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3

Sources

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