PT-2008-3056 · Phpaddressbook · Php Address Book

0X90 · Published 2008-03-25 · Updated 2018-10-11 · CVE-2008-1492

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions phpAddressBook versions 2.0 through 2.11

Description The issue allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the skin parameter to API endpoints such as "index.php" and "install.php".

Recommendations For versions 2.0 through 2.11, consider restricting access to the "index.php" and "install.php" API endpoints to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the skin parameter in these endpoints until the issue is resolved.

Exploit

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-1492

Affected Products

Php Address Book

References · 9

• 🔥 http://0x90.com.ar/Advisory/20080321.txt · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/5288 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1492 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29514 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/489971/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/491525/100/0/threaded · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41394 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/28397 · Note
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3772 · Note