CVE

CVE-2008-6172

6.8

CVSS

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in captcha/captcha_image.php in the RWCards (com_rwcards) 3.0.11 component for Joomla!, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences in the img parameter.

Attack Vector

Privileges Req.

User Interaction

Updated Sep 23, 2026View on NVD →

S4E scanner

mediumProduct Based Web Vulnerabilities~10 seconds

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