# CVE-2008-4181: Path traversal in n/a

> Authenticated attackers can exploit a path traversal flaw in the Fantastico module to execute arbitrary local files or include remote files, leading to code execution.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`AV:N/AC:M/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:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 23 Sep 2008
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3m66-pp93-mgcg

## What is CVE-2008-4181?

CVE-2008-4181 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Sep 2008. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in includes/xml.php in the Netenberg Fantastico De Luxe module before 2.10.4 r19 for cPanel, when cPanel PHP Register Globals is enabled, allows remote authenticated users to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) or absolute pathname in the fantasticopath parameter.  NOTE: in some environments, this can be leveraged for remote file inclusion by using a UNC share pathname or an ftp, ftps, or ssh2.sftp URL.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-4181?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Netenberg Fantastico De Luxe.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-4181?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-4181 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-4181 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-4181 exists.

Public exploit code:

- cPanel 11.x - 'Fantastico' Local File Inclusion (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2008-6926](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-6926/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2006-1119](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-1119/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 4.0)
- [CVE-2004-2398](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-2398/): Information disclosure in n/a (low 2.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-4181 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-4181 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Sep 2008. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-4181 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-2008-4181/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-4181/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4181
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4181
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-4181

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