# CVE-2008-4875: Path traversal in n/a

> Authenticated attackers can read arbitrary files via path traversal, potentially exposing credentials when combined with another vulnerability.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N`)
- **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:** 31 Oct 2008
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-23v6-mxrm-p953

## What is CVE-2008-4875?

CVE-2008-4875 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Oct 2008. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the web server in Philips Electronics VOIP841 DECT Phone with firmware 1.0.4.50 and 1.0.4.80 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a GET request.  NOTE: this can be leveraged with CVE-2008-4874 for unauthenticated access to sensitive files such as (1) save.dat and (2) apply.log, which can contain other credentials such as the Skype username and password.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-4875?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Philips Electronics Voip841 Dect Phone.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-4875?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-4875 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-4875 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-4875 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Philips VOIP841 Firmware 1.0.4.800 - Multiple Vulnerabilities (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2008-4874](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-4874/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2008-4876](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-4876/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-4875 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-4875 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Oct 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-2008-4875 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-2008-4875/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-4875/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4875
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4875
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-4875

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