CVE-2008-5990 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in connect/init.inc in emergecolab 1.0 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the sitecode parameter to connect/index.php.

Published: 2009-01-28

Score: 6.8 Medium

EPSS: 3.3% 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:eduforge:emergecolab:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2008-5960	Directory traversal vulnerability in connect/init.inc in emergecolab 1.0 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the sitecode parameter to connect/index.php.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.03295.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31372
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45369
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6551

History

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Subscriptions

Eduforge Emergecolab

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-01-28T15:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T11:13:13.908Z

Reserved: 2009-01-28T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-5990

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-01-28T15:30:00.327

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

Link: CVE-2008-5990

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22

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