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CVE-2008-2840

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Exero CMS 1.0.0 and 1.0.1 allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local fil…

Published 18 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
6.8
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.3%
percentile 70%
Public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Exero CMS 1.0.0 and 1.0.1 allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the theme parameter to (1) custompage.php, (2) errors/404.php, (3) members/memberslist.php, (4) members/profile.php, (5) news/fullview.php, (6) news/index.php, (7) nopermission.php, (8) usercp/avatar.php, or (9) usercp/editpassword.php in themes/Default/. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.27% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 70% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.06.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

  • securityfocus.com /bid/29788 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • sourceforge.net /project/shownotes.php?release_id=607502 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/30711 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred

Sources

vulnwire keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA; records that alias each other are merged. Machine-readable: JSON.