PT-2009-1782 · Pms · Private Messaging System

Staker · Published 2009-02-27 · Updated 2017-09-29 · CVE-2008-6308

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.1

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Private Messaging System (PMS) versions 1.2.3 and earlier

Description: The issue concerns directory traversal vulnerabilities. Remote attackers can include and execute arbitrary files by using a .. (dot dot) in the pun user[language] parameter to various API endpoints, including "functions navlinks.php", "header new messages.php", "profile send.php", and "viewtopic PM-link.php" in the include/pms/ directory.

Recommendations: For Private Messaging System (PMS) versions 1.2.3 and earlier, consider restricting access to the vulnerable API endpoints until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the pun user[language] parameter in the affected endpoints.

Exploit

Fix

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-6308

Affected Products

Private Messaging System

References · 6

• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/32360 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/7159 · Exploit
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3214 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6308 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/13201 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46718 · Note