# CVE-2008-6840: Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in V-webmail 1.6.4 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 13 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2009-07-01 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in V-webmail 1.6.4 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the (1) CONFIG[pear_dir] parameter to (a) Mail/RFC822.php, (b) Net/Socket.php, (c) XML/Parser.php, (d) XML/Tree.php, (e) Mail/mimeDecode.php, (f) Console/Getopt.php, (g) System.php, (h) Log.php, and (i) File.php in includes/pear/; the CONFIG[pear_dir] parameter to (j) includes/prepend.php, and (k) includes/cachedConfig.php; and the (2) CONFIG[includes] parameter to (l) prepend.php and (m) email.list.search.php in includes/. NOTE: the CONFIG[pear_dir] parameter to includes/mailaccess/pop3.php is already covered by CVE-2006-2666.

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30162
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/0807-exploits/vwebmail-rfi.txt
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46680
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32034
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32036
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32029
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32032
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32031
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32028
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32024
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32025
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32030
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32026
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32027
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32035
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32033

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