CVE-2008-6305

MEDIUM 6.8CVE-2008-6305 · Published 26/02/2009 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2008-6305 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 6.8) vulnerability affecting free directory script (freedirectoryscript).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.8%, higher than 78.9% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
free directory script freedirectoryscript	`= 1.1.1`	No fix yet

Description

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in init.php in Free Directory Script 1.1.1, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the API_HOME_DIR parameter.

References

osvdb.org/49923 · Exploit
secunia.com/advisories/32745 · Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46699
exploit-db.com/exploits/7155

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