CVE-2008-6551
What it is
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in e-Vision CMS 2.0.2 and earlier, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in (1) an adminlang cookie to admin/ind_ex.php; or the module parameter to (2) 3rdparty/adminpart/add3rdparty.php, (3) polling/adminpart/addpolling.php, (4) contact/adminpart/addcontact.php, (5) brandnews/adminpart/addbrandnews.php, (6) newsletter/adminpart/addnewsletter.php, (7) game/adminpart/addgame.php, (8) tour/adminpart/addtour.php, (9) articles/adminpart/addarticles.php, (10) product/adminpart/addproduct.php, or (11) plain/adminpart/addplain.php in modules/.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 1.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 1.9% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 5.1 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 1.9% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-22 · Path traversal
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- e-vision Cms ≤ 2.02
- e-vision Cms 1.0
Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 5.1
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
Raw vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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