CVE-2008-7090 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Pligg 9.9 and earlier allow remote attackers to (1) determine the existence of arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the $tb_url variable in trackback.php, or (2) include arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the template parameter to settemplate.php.

Published: 2009-08-26

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: 9.6% 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 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:pligg:pligg_cms::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:pligg:pligg_cms:9.5:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.09643.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.gulftech.org/?node=research&article_id=00120-07312008
http://www.osvdb.org/50187
http://www.osvdb.org/50188
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494987/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30458
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44190
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44191
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6173

History

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Subscriptions

Pligg Pligg Cms

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-08-26T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T11:56:13.963Z

Reserved: 2009-08-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-7090

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-08-26T14:24:17.030

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

Link: CVE-2008-7090

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22

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