PT-2009-2645 · Xoops · Uploader

Meekaah · Published 2009-09-08 · Updated 2017-09-29 · CVE-2008-7178

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Uploader module version 1.1 for XOOPS

Description The issue allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files due to a directory traversal vulnerability. This is achieved by including a .. (dot dot) in the filename parameter within a downloadfile action to "index.php".

Recommendations For Uploader module version 1.1, consider restricting access to the downloadfile action in index.php to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the filename parameter in the affected API endpoint until the issue is resolved.

Exploit

Fix

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-7178

Affected Products

Uploader

References · 4

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/5756 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/29600 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-7178 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42925 · Note