# CVE-2008-4170: Information disclosure in n/a

> Remote attackers can obtain sensitive installation path information via an invalid date of birth parameter in osCommerce.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/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:** 22 Sep 2008
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-23r7-45cv-87cf

## What is CVE-2008-4170?

CVE-2008-4170 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oscommerce Oscommerce, published on 22 Sep 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

create_account.php in osCommerce 2.2 RC 2a allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via an invalid dob parameter, which reveals the installation path in an error message.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-4170?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oscommerce Oscommerce.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-4170?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-4170 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-4170 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-4170 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Oscommerce Oscommerce

- [CVE-2020-23360](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-23360/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-27976](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-27976/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-25495](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25495/): osCommerce 2.3.4.1 SQL Injection via reviews_id Parameter (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-25496](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25496/): osCommerce 2.3.4.1 SQL Injection via products_id Parameter (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-25497](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25497/): osCommerce 2.3.4.1 SQL Injection via currency Parameter (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-4170 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-4170 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oscommerce Oscommerce, published on 22 Sep 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-4170 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Oscommerce Oscommerce. 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-2008-4170/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-4170/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4170
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4170
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-4170

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-4170/
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