CVE-2008-1696 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in makepost.php in DaZPHPNews 0.1-1, when register_globals is enabled and magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the prefixdir parameter.

Published: 2008-04-08

Score: 3.7 Low

EPSS: 2.3% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:dazphp:dazphpnews:0.1-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-1697	Directory traversal vulnerability in makepost.php in DaZPHPNews 0.1-1, when register_globals is enabled and magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the prefixdir parameter.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0226.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/29653
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28582
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41608
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5347

History

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Subscriptions

Dazphp Dazphpnews

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-04-08T17:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:32:01.275Z

Reserved: 2008-04-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-1696

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-04-08T17:05:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:52:17.310

Link: CVE-2008-1696

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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