CVE-2008-6840
What it is
Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in V-webmail 1.6.4 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the (1) CONFIG[pear_dir] parameter to (a) Mail/RFC822.php, (b) Net/Socket.php, (c) XML/Parser.php, (d) XML/Tree.php, (e) Mail/mimeDecode.php, (f) Console/Getopt.php, (g) System.php, (h) Log.php, and (i) File.php in includes/pear/; the CONFIG[pear_dir] parameter to (j) includes/prepend.php, and (k) includes/cachedConfig.php; and the (2) CONFIG[includes] parameter to (l) prepend.php and (m) email.list.search.php in includes/. NOTE: the CONFIG[pear_dir] parameter to includes/mailaccess/pop3.php is already covered by CVE-2006-2666.
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: 6.8 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 1.9% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-94 · Code injection
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Christof Bruyland v-webmail 1.6.4
Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 6.8
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Medium
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
Raw vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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References
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/0807-exploits/vwebmail-rfi.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30162
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46680
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/0807-exploits/vwebmail-rfi.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30162
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46680