CVE-2008-0300 Code injection in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary PHP code in Mapbender via the factor parameter in mapFiler.php, leading to full system compromise.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2008-0300?

CVE-2008-0300 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Mar 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

mapFiler.php in Mapbender 2.4 to 2.4.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via PHP code sequences in the factor parameter, which are not properly handled when accessing a filename that contains those sequences.

Weakness: CWE-94

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-0300?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mapbender Mapbender.

How do I fix CVE-2008-0300?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-0300 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2008-0300 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-0300 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5f2r-j5h2-8p7f.

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