# CVE-2008-3723: Path traversal in n/a

> Authenticated administrators can read arbitrary files via path traversal in the template editor, exposing sensitive system data.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Aug 2008
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c2cw-3wxx-2cxv

## What is CVE-2008-3723?

CVE-2008-3723 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Aug 2008. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in PHPizabi 0.848b C1 HFP3 allows remote authenticated administrators to read arbitrary files via (1) a .. (dot dot), (2) a URL, or possibly (3) a full pathname in the id parameter in an admin.templates.edittemplate action.  NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3723?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Phpizabi Phpizabi.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-3723?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-3723 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-3723 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-3723 exists.

Public exploit code:

- PHPizabi 0.848b C1 HP3 - 'id' Local File Inclusion (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2008-3239](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3239/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2008-3735](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3735/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2008-2018](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-2018/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 4.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-3723 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-3723 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Aug 2008. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-3723 exists.

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-2008-3723/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3723/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-3723
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3723
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-3723

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