PT-2008-5659 · Meta · Metagauge

Brad Antoniewicz · Published 2008-10-07 · Updated 2018-10-11 · CVE-2008-4421

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: MetaGauge versions prior to 1.0.3.38

Description: The issue allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ".." (dot dot backslash) in the URL. This is a directory traversal vulnerability.

Recommendations: For versions prior to 1.0.3.38, update to version 1.0.3.38 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to sensitive files and directories to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-4421

Affected Products

Metagauge

References · 8

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/6686 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4421 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32094 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/31596 · Patch
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/497039/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2747 · Note
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4360 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45697 · Note