CVE-2008-5639 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in TxtBlog 1.0 Alpha allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the m parameter.

Published: 2008-12-17

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: 2.2% 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:txtblogcms:txtblog:1.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2008-5613	Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in TxtBlog 1.0 Alpha allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the m 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 0.02189.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4777
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32498
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46902
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7241

History

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Subscriptions

Txtblogcms Txtblog

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-12-17T17:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:56:47.407Z

Reserved: 2008-12-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-5639

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-12-17T17:30:00.780

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:00:42.690

Link: CVE-2008-5639

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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