CVE-2008-3179 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in website.php in Web 2 Business (W2B) phpDatingClub (aka Dating Club) 3.7 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the page parameter.

Published: 2008-07-15

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 2.8% 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:w2b:phpdatingclub:3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2008-3169	Directory traversal vulnerability in website.php in Web 2 Business (W2B) phpDatingClub (aka Dating Club) 3.7 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the page parameter.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02843.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/31040
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3992
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30176
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2060/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43710
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6037

History

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.04208}`	epss `{'score': 0.04317}`

Subscriptions

W2b Phpdatingclub

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-07-15T18:03:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T09:28:41.673Z

Reserved: 2008-07-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-3179

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-07-15T18:41:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:55:18.490

Link: CVE-2008-3179

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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