# CVE-2008-1119: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote attackers can read arbitrary files via directory traversal in Centreon's image retrieval script.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Mar 2008
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6vqc-wgg6-4v7q

## What is CVE-2008-1119?

CVE-2008-1119 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Centreon Centreon, published on 3 Mar 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in include/doc/get_image.php in Centreon 1.4.2.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the img parameter.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1119?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Centreon Centreon.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-1119?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-1119 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-1119 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-1119 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Centreon 1.4.2.3 - 'get_image.php' Remote File Disclosure (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Centreon Centreon

- [CVE-2021-37558](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-37558/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-17647](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-17647/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-21024](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-21024/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-16194](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16194/): SQL injection in Centreon (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-19281](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-19281/): Centreon allows SNMP trap SQL Injection (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-1119 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-1119 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Centreon Centreon, published on 3 Mar 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-1119 exists.

Affected product: Centreon Centreon. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1119/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1119/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1119
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1119
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-1119

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