CVE-2008-5787 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in mod.php in Arab Portal 2.1 on Windows allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter, in conjunction with a show action.

Published: 2008-12-31

Score: 5.4 Medium

EPSS: 3.0% 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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:arabportal:arab_portal:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2008-5757	Directory traversal vulnerability in mod.php in Arab Portal 2.1 on Windows allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter, in conjunction with a show action.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.03003.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/32590
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4851
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498092/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32146
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46404
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7019

History

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Subscriptions

Arabportal Arab Portal

Microsoft Windows

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-12-31T11:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T11:04:44.528Z

Reserved: 2008-12-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-5787

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-12-31T11:30:00.313

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:00:59.883

Link: CVE-2008-5787

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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