CVE-2008-6251

MEDIUM 6.8CVE-2008-6251 · Published 24/02/2009 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2008-6251 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 6.8) vulnerability affecting phpfan (scripts).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 2.0%, higher than 81.2% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
phpfan scripts	`= 3.3.4`	No fix yet

Description

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in includes/init.php in phpFan 3.3.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the includepath parameter.

References

scripts.ishallnotcare.org/2008/11/18/phpfan-335-security-release-important · Patch
secunia.com/advisories/32734 · Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com/bid/32335 · Exploit
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46665
exploit-db.com/exploits/7143

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