# CVE-2008-3333: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary files via directory traversal in the language parameter, requiring user interaction on the preferences page.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 27 Jul 2008
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-43mj-hmh5-f55h

## What is CVE-2008-3333?

CVE-2008-3333 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Jul 2008. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in core/lang_api.php in Mantis before 1.1.2 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary files via the language parameter to the user preferences page (account_prefs_update.php).

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3333?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mantis Mantis.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-3333?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-3333 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-3333 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-3333 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2006-6515](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-6515/): Missing authorization in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2006-0665](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-0665/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2002-1110](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1110/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-4687](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-4687/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2008-4689](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-4689/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-3333 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-3333 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Jul 2008. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-3333 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2008-3333/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3333/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-3333
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3333
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-3333

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3333/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.