Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2008-6253 is a legacy Pluck CMS 4.5.3 issue. If PHP register_globals is enabled, a remote attacker may abuse a directory traversal flaw to make the application include and execute local files. Business urgency is mainly for organizations still running old Pluck CMS or inherited PHP hosting environments. Exposure is most likely limited to legacy Pluck CMS 4.5.3 deployments running on PHP configurations with register_globals enabled. Public internet exposure would raise urgency. Modern environments are less likely to be affected, but old shared hosting and abandoned CMS instances should be checked. Treat this as a targeted legacy exposure issue. It is not shown as actively exploited in the provided sources, but public exploit material and potential code execution impact justify prompt inventory and remediation where Pluck 4.5.3 is present. Mitigation focus: Identify any Pluck CMS 4.5.3 installations.; Disable PHP register_globals where it still exists.; Remove or isolate abandoned Pluck CMS deployments..
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- Known Exploited
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- 7153CVE reference · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- pluck-pcltarlib-file-include(46676)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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