PT-2008-6640 · Mini-Pub · Mini-Pub

Muuratsalo · Published 2008-12-15 · Updated 2018-10-11 · CVE-2008-5579

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions mini-pub version 0.3

Description The issue allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a full pathname in the sFileName parameter in the mini-pub.php/front-end/cat.php file.

Recommendations For mini-pub version 0.3, avoid using the sFileName parameter in the affected file until the issue is resolved. Consider restricting access to the mini-pub.php/front-end/cat.php file to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-5579

Affected Products

Mini-Pub

References · 5

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/6733 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5579 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/487695/100/200/threaded · Note
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4733 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/27671 · Note