CVE-2008-4499: PHP Web Explorer Lite

High severity, CVSS 9.3. EPSS: 2.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in PHP Web Explorer 0.99b and earlier allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) refer parameter to main.php and the (2) file parameter to edit.php.

Affected products

• PHP Web Explorer PHP Web Explorer Lite: up to and including 0.99b; version 0.99a only

Published 2008-10-09. Last modified 2026-06-16.