CVE-2008-6002 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in sendfile.php in web-cp 0.5.7, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a full pathname in the filelocation parameter.

Published: 2009-01-28

Score: 7.1 High

EPSS: 2.2% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:web-cp:web-cp:0.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2008-5972	Absolute path traversal vulnerability in sendfile.php in web-cp 0.5.7, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a full pathname in the filelocation parameter.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02192.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/31979
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31371
http://www.web-cp.net/mantis/changelog_page.php
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45408
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6556

History

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Subscriptions

Web-cp Web-cp

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-01-28T15:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T11:13:13.933Z

Reserved: 2009-01-28T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-6002

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-01-28T15:30:00.547

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:01:23.530

Link: CVE-2008-6002

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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