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CVE-2008-6843

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.

Severity
Medium 5.0
Published
2 Jul 2009
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Exploit chance
6.7% in the next 30 daysHigher than 94% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
Weakness
Path traversal (CWE-22)
Attack
Over the network · No login needed
Attacker can
Read some data
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
cPanel & WHMServers and applications · cpe:a:cpanel:cpanel
  • Version 11.23.1_current
  • Version 11.23.1-current
  • Version 11.22.3
  • Version 11.22.2
All 19 release lines
  • Version 11
  • Version 11.4.19
  • Version 11.8.6-stable
  • Version 11.8.6_stable
  • Version 11.16
  • Version 11.18
  • Version 11.18.1
  • Version 11.18.2
  • Version 11.18.3
  • Version 11.18.4
  • Version 11.19.3
  • Version 11.21-beta
  • Version 11.21
  • Version 11.22
  • Version 11.22.1
  • Version 11.22.2
  • Version 11.22.3
  • Version 11.23.1-current
  • Version 11.23.1_current

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6843
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-6843