CVE-2008-1751 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in index.php in Ksemail allow remote attackers to read arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) language and (2) lang parameters.

Published: 2008-04-11

Score: 6.8 Medium

EPSS: 4.1% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ksemail:ksemail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-1751	Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in index.php in Ksemail allow remote attackers to read arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) language and (2) lang parameters.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.04082.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/29776
http://www.osvdb.org/44362
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28724
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41749
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5423

History

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Subscriptions

Ksemail Ksemail

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-04-11T20:28:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:32:01.277Z

Reserved: 2008-04-11T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-1751

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-04-11T21:05:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:52:25.147

Link: CVE-2008-1751

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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