CVE-2008-4780 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in admin/centre.php in MyForum 1.3, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences in the padmin parameter.

Published: 2008-10-29

Score: 6.8 Medium

EPSS: 1.9% 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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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:easy-script:myforum:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2008-4760	Directory traversal vulnerability in admin/centre.php in MyForum 1.3, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences in the padmin parameter.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01904.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4522
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31934
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2938
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46155
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6846

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Easy-script Myforum

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-10-29T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:31:27.109Z

Reserved: 2008-10-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-4780

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-10-29T14:22:38.400

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:58:31.670

Link: CVE-2008-4780

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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