CVE-2008-4528 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in notes.php in Phlatline's Personal Information Manager (pPIM) 1.01 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the id parameter in an edit action.

Published: 2008-10-09

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 2.6% 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:phlatline:personal_information_manager:1.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2008-4509	Directory traversal vulnerability in notes.php in Phlatline's Personal Information Manager (pPIM) 1.01 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the id parameter in an edit action.

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 0.02551.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4390
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31571
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45681
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6667

History

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Subscriptions

Phlatline Personal Information Manager

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-10-09T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:17:09.906Z

Reserved: 2008-10-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-4528

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-10-09T18:14:15.250

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:58:00.470

Link: CVE-2008-4528

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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