CVE-2008-2342 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 19 May 2008 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can read arbitrary files via directory traversal in News Manager's attachments.php script.

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-2008-2342?

CVE-2008-2342 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 May 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in attachments.php in News Manager 2.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the id parameter.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-2342?

It affects 1 product.

Products include News Manager News Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2008-2342?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-2342 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-2008-2342 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-2342 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5466-cwj2-cpv7.