CVE-2008-4667 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in rss.php in ArabCMS 2.0 beta 1 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the rss parameter.

Published: 2008-10-22

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 2.4% 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:arabcms:arabcms:2.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2008-4647	Directory traversal vulnerability in rss.php in ArabCMS 2.0 beta 1 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the rss 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 0.02357.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4468
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31480
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2697
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45514
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6628

History

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Subscriptions

Arabcms Arabcms

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-10-22T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:24:20.982Z

Reserved: 2008-10-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-4667

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-10-22T10:30:01.207

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:58:16.540

Link: CVE-2008-4667

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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