CVE-2008-7178 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Uploader module 1.1 for XOOPS allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the filename parameter in a downloadfile action to index.php.

Published: 2009-09-08

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 2.2% 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 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:xoops:xoops:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:xoops:uploader:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2008-7137	Directory traversal vulnerability in Uploader module 1.1 for XOOPS allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the filename parameter in a downloadfile action to index.php.

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 0.02175.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29600
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42925
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5756

History

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Subscriptions

Xoops Uploader Xoops

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-09-08T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T11:56:14.435Z

Reserved: 2009-09-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-7178

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-09-08T10:30:01.640

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:03:46.140

Link: CVE-2008-7178

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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