PT-2009-1306 · Ednews · Ednews

Gold_M · Published 2009-01-02 · Updated 2017-09-29 · CVE-2008-5819

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions eDNews version 2

Description A directory traversal issue exists in eDNews archive.php, allowing remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files when magic quotes gpc is disabled. This is achieved by using a .. (dot dot) in the lg parameter.

Recommendations For eDNews version 2, consider disabling the lg parameter in eDNews archive.php until a patch is available, or enable magic quotes gpc to prevent exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-5819

Affected Products

Ednews

References · 5

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/7603 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5819 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33336 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/33027 · Note
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4864 · Note