CVE-2008-4187 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in ProActive CMS allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the template parameter.

Published: 2008-09-23

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: 2.3% 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:proactive_cms:proactive_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2008-4170	Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in ProActive CMS allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the template parameter.

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 None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02346.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4315
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45235
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6489

History

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Subscriptions

Proactive Cms Proactive Cms

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-09-23T16:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:08:34.939Z

Reserved: 2008-09-23T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-4187

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-09-23T17:01:22.517

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:57:20.430

Link: CVE-2008-4187

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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