PT-2008-6837 · Unknown · Arab Portal

R3D.W0Rm + 1 · Published 2008-12-31 · Updated 2018-10-11 · CVE-2008-5787

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.4

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Arab Portal version 2.1

Description A directory traversal issue exists, allowing remote attackers to read arbitrary files. This is achieved by using a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter, in conjunction with a show action.

Recommendations For Arab Portal version 2.1, consider restricting access to the mod.php file until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the file parameter with a show action in the mod.php file to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-5787

Affected Products

Arab Portal

References · 8

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/7019 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5787 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32590 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/32146 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5787 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46404 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/498092/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4851 · Note