CVE-2008-6080 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in download.php in the ionFiles (com_ionfiles) 4.4.2 component for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter.

Published: 2009-02-06

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 10.6% Moderate

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:codecall:com_ionfiles:4.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2008-6050	Directory traversal vulnerability in download.php in the ionFiles (com_ionfiles) 4.4.2 component for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the file 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 None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.10637.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/32377
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31877
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46039
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6809

History

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Subscriptions

Codecall Com Ionfiles

Joomla Joomla

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-02-06T11:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T11:20:24.392Z

Reserved: 2009-02-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-6080

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-02-06T11:30:00.377

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:01:33.777

Link: CVE-2008-6080

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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