PT-2009-2353 · Xoops · Xoops

Dsg + 2 · Published 2009-07-31 · Updated 2017-09-29 · CVE-2008-6884

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: XOOPS version 2.3.1

Description: The issue allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files due to multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities. This is possible when register globals is enabled, and a .. (dot dot) is used in the xoopsConfig[language] parameter to access certain files, such as blocks.php and main.php in the xoops lib/modules/protector/ directory.

Recommendations: For XOOPS version 2.3.1, consider disabling the register globals setting to mitigate the risk of exploitation. Additionally, restrict access to the blocks.php and main.php files in the xoops lib/modules/protector/ directory until a patch is available. Avoid using the xoopsConfig[language] parameter with untrusted input in the affected API endpoints.

Exploit

Fix

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-6884

Affected Products

Xoops

References · 11

• 🔥 http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122875395329794&w=2 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/7380 · Exploit
• http://xoops.org/modules/news/article.php?storyid=4563 · Vendor Advisory
• http://osvdb.org/50572 · Patch
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33048 · Vendor Advisory
• http://xoops.org/modules/news/article.php?storyid=4540 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6884 · Security Note
• http://osvdb.org/50573 · Patch
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/32685 · Patch
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-6884 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47153 · Note