# CVE-2008-3926: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote attackers can read arbitrary files or create directories via path traversal in CMME, requiring immediate patching.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.8 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 4 Sep 2008
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8frf-6p5f-hq7h

## What is CVE-2008-3926?

CVE-2008-3926 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Sep 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Content Management Made Easy (CMME) 1.12 allow remote attackers to (1) read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the env parameter in a weblog action to index.php, or (2) create arbitrary directories via a .. (dot dot) in the env parameter in a login action to admin.php.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3926?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hans Oesterholt Cmme.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-3926?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-3926 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-3926 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-3926 exists.

Public exploit code:

- CMME 1.12 - Local File Inclusion / Cross-Site Scripting / Cross-Site Request Forgery/Download Backup/Make Directory (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2008-6159](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-6159/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2009-2342](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-2342/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2008-3923](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3923/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2008-3924](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3924/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2008-3925](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3925/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-3926 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-3926 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Sep 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-3926 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-2008-3926/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3926/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-3926
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3926
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-3926

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