PT-2008-2240 · WordPress · Dmsguestbook

Nbbn · Published 2008-02-06 · Updated 2023-08-02 · CVE-2008-0615

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions DMSGuestbook plugin for WordPress versions 1.7.0 through 1.8.0

Description A directory traversal issue exists, allowing remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files. This is achieved by using a .. (dot dot) in the folder and file parameters.

Recommendations For DMSGuestbook plugin for WordPress versions 1.7.0 through 1.8.0, consider restricting access to the admin.php file in the wp-admin directory until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the folder and file parameters in the affected API endpoint.

Exploit

Fix

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-0615

Affected Products

Dmsguestbook

References · 7

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/5035 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/27575 · Exploit
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28759 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0615 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/487437/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3615 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-0615 · Note