CVE-2008-1862 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass path validation via POST or Cookie variables to achieve PHP remote file inclusion and execute arbitrary code.
- 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-2008-1862?
CVE-2008-1862 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Apr 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
ExBB Italia 0.22 and earlier only checks GET requests that use the QUERY_STRING for certain path manipulations, which allows remote attackers to bypass this check via (1) POST or (2) COOKIE variables, a different vector than CVE-2006-4488. NOTE: this can be leveraged to conduct PHP remote file inclusion attacks via a URL in the (a) new_exbb[home_path] or (b) exbb[home_path] parameter to modules/threadstop/threadstop.php.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1862?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Exbb Exbb Italia.
How do I fix CVE-2008-1862?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-1862 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2008-1862 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-1862 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m66m-2fx2-x2v3.