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TI-2008-05866 Aliases CVE-2008-6172GHSA-883q-v52w-xp4c

Directory traversal vulnerability in captcha/captcha_image.php in the RWCards…

Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-22Published · Updated

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

Directory traversal vulnerability in captcha/captcha_image.php in the RWCards (com_rwcards) 3.0.11 component for Joomla!, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences in the img parameter.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.12284 96th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:weberr:rwcards:3.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.11VulnerableWeberr
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsRunning onJoomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:weberr:rwcards:3.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.11 Vulnerable ·Weberr
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Joomla!

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-6172
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-883q-v52w-xp4c

References

Exploit 1

Sources

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