CVE-2008-4773 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in main/main.php in QuestCMS allows remote attackers to read arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the theme parameter.

Published: 2008-10-28

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 2.7% 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:questwork:questcms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2008-4753	Directory traversal vulnerability in main/main.php in QuestCMS allows remote attackers to read arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the theme parameter.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02672.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4523
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31945
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46151
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6853

History

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Subscriptions

Questwork Questcms

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-10-28T19:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:31:27.383Z

Reserved: 2008-10-28T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-4773

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-10-28T19:46:09.927

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:58:30.863

Link: CVE-2008-4773

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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