CVE-2008-5894 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in Mediatheka 4.2 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the lang parameter.

Published: 2009-01-12

Score: 6.8 Medium

EPSS: 1.9% 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:mediatheka:mediatheka:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2008-5864	Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in Mediatheka 4.2 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the lang 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 Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01915.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/33176
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4904
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32815
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47349
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7458

History

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Mediatheka Mediatheka

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

Updated: 2024-08-07T11:13:13.265Z

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

Link: CVE-2008-5894

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-01-12T20:00:02.563

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:01:10.783

Link: CVE-2008-5894

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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