CVE-2008-5787

Arab Portal 2.1 - Path Traversal via mod.php file Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-5787. PoCs published by Khashayar Fereidani.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a writeup describing a directory traversal vulnerability in Arab Portal v2.1, allowing remote file disclosure on Windows servers. The exploit leverages a path traversal via the 'file' parameter in the 'mod.php' script.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in mod.php in Arab Portal 2.1 on Windows allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter, in conjunction with a show action.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Khashayar Fereidani · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7019

This is a writeup describing a directory traversal vulnerability in Arab Portal v2.1, allowing remote file disclosure on Windows servers. The exploit leverages a path traversal via the 'file' parameter in the 'mod.php' script.

Classification
Writeup 100%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Arab Portal v2.1
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target running Arab Portal v2.1 on a Windows server
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32146
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4851
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498092/100/0/threaded
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7019
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46404
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32590

Scores

EPSS 0.0300
EPSS Percentile 85.6%

Details

CWE
CWE-22
Status published
Products (1)
arabportal/arab_portal 2.1
Published Dec 31, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026