PT-2008-6692 · Txtblog · Txtblog

Cwh Underground · Published 2008-12-17 · Updated 2017-09-29 · CVE-2008-5639

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.3

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions TxtBlog version 1.0 Alpha

Description The issue allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files due to a directory traversal vulnerability in the index.php file. This is achieved by using a .. (dot dot) in the m parameter of the vulnerable endpoint.

Recommendations For TxtBlog version 1.0 Alpha, consider restricting access to the m parameter in the index.php file to prevent directory traversal attacks. As a temporary workaround, restrict access to sensitive files and directories 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-2008-5639

Affected Products

Txtblog

References · 5

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/7241 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/32498 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5639 · Security Note
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4777 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46902 · Note