PT-2009-1371 · Mediatheka · Mediatheka

Osirys · Published 2009-01-12 · Updated 2017-09-29 · CVE-2008-5894

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 Mediatheka version 4.2

Description A directory traversal issue exists, allowing remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files. This is achieved by using a .. (dot dot) in the lang parameter of the index.php file.

Recommendations For Mediatheka version 4.2, consider restricting access to the lang parameter in the index.php file to prevent directory traversal attacks. As a temporary workaround, restrict the use of the lang parameter until a patch is available.

Exploit

Fix

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-5894

Affected Products

Mediatheka

References · 6

• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/32815 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/7458 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5894 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33176 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4904 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47349 · Note