FKIE_CVE-2008-6172

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2009-02-19 16:30 - Updated: 2026-04-23 00:35
Severity ?
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/32367Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31892Exploit
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46081
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6817
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/32367Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31892Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46081
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6817
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
weberr rwcards 3.0.11
joomla joomla *
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    },
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      "value": "Vulnerabilidad de salto de directorio en el captcha/captcha_image.php en el componente para Joomla! RWCards (com_rwcards) v3.0.11 cuando magic_quotes_gpc esta desactivado, lo que permite atacantes remotos incluir y ejecutar localmente ficheros a su elecci\u00f3n a trav\u00e9s de secuencias de salto de directorio en el par\u00e1metro \"img\"."
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  "id": "CVE-2008-6172",
  "lastModified": "2026-04-23T00:35:47.467",
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