CVE-2008-5883 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in front-end/dir.php in mini-pub 0.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to list arbitrary directories via a full pathname in the sDir parameter.

Published: 2009-01-12

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: 2.6% 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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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:mini-pub:mini-pub::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mini-pub:mini-pub:0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mini-pub:mini-pub:0.1.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mini-pub:mini-pub:0.1.2:::::::*

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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-2008-5853	Absolute path traversal vulnerability in front-end/dir.php in mini-pub 0.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to list arbitrary directories via a full pathname in the sDir parameter.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02581.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4897
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31733
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45829
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6734

History

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Subscriptions

Mini-pub Mini-pub

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-01-12T19:27:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T11:13:13.685Z

Reserved: 2009-01-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-5883

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-01-12T20:00:00.377

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:01:09.577

Link: CVE-2008-5883

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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