CVE-2008-0612 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in htdocs/install/index.php in XOOPS 2.0.18 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the lang parameter.

Published: 2008-02-06

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 5.1% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:xoops:xoops:2.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-0622	Directory traversal vulnerability in htdocs/install/index.php in XOOPS 2.0.18 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the lang parameter.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.05073.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3614
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487484/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27622
http://xoops.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/xoops/XoopsCore/branches/2.0.x/2.0.18.1/docs/changelog.txt?r1=1283&r2=1282&pathrev=1283
http://xoops.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/xoops?view=rev&revision=1283
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5057

History

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Subscriptions

Xoops Xoops

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-02-06T11:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T07:54:22.105Z

Reserved: 2008-02-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-0612

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-02-06T12:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-0612

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-22

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