CVE-2008-7055 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

module.php in ezContents 2.0.3 allows remote attackers to bypass the directory traversal protection mechanism to include and execute arbitrary local files via "....//" (doubled dot dot slash) sequences in the link parameter, which is not properly filtered using the str_replace function.

Published: 2009-08-24

Score: 5.1 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:visualshapers:ezcontents:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2008-7014	module.php in ezContents 2.0.3 allows remote attackers to bypass the directory traversal protection mechanism to include and execute arbitrary local files via "....//" (doubled dot dot slash) sequences in the link parameter, which is not properly filtered using the str_replace function.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00959.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/31606
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495705/100/100/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30821
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44663
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6301

History

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Subscriptions

Visualshapers Ezcontents

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-08-24T19:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T11:49:03.082Z

Reserved: 2009-08-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-7055

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-08-24T19:30:00.297

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

Link: CVE-2008-7055

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22

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