PT-2008-6641 · Mini-Pub · Mini-Pub

Muuratsalo · Published 2008-12-15 · Updated 2018-10-11 · CVE-2008-5580

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 mini-pub version 0.3

Description The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands. This is achieved by injecting shell metacharacters into the sFileName argument in the /front-end/cat.php file of mini-pub.

Recommendations For mini-pub version 0.3, consider restricting access to the /front-end/cat.php file until a patch is available, and avoid using the sFileName argument with untrusted input to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-5580

Affected Products

Mini-Pub

References · 6

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/6733 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5580 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/487695/100/200/threaded · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/31734 · Note
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4733 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/27671 · Note