CVE-2008-6726 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in CMScout 2.06, when register_globals is enabled, allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the bit parameter to (1) admin.php and (2) index.php, different vectors than CVE-2008-3415.

Published: 2009-04-17

Score: 6.0 Medium

EPSS: 2.1% 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:cmscout:cmscout:2.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2008-6686	Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in CMScout 2.06, when register_globals is enabled, allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the bit parameter to (1) admin.php and (2) index.php, different vectors than CVE-2008-3415.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02125.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/51119
http://osvdb.org/51120
http://secunia.com/advisories/33375
http://www.cmscout.co.za/index.php?page=news&id=30
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33068
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47660
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7625

History

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Subscriptions

Cmscout Cmscout

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-04-17T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T11:41:59.964Z

Reserved: 2009-04-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-6726

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-04-17T14:08:51.890

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:02:51.167

Link: CVE-2008-6726

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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