CVE-2008-1609 Code injection in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary PHP code in JAF CMS via URL parameters in multiple forum scripts.

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-2008-1609?

CVE-2008-1609 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Apr 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in just another flat file (JAF) CMS 4.0 RC2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the (1) website parameter to (a) forum.php, (b) headlines.php, and (c) main.php in forum/, and (2) main_dir parameter to forum/forum.php. NOTE: other main_dir vectors are already covered by CVE-2006-7127.

Weakness: CWE-94

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1609?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Jaf Cms Jaf Cms.

How do I fix CVE-2008-1609?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-1609 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-2008-1609 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-1609 exists.

Public exploit code: 3 Exploit-DB entries.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8wrq-vxjw-x3jw.

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