CVE-2008-4943 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks on temporary files in Bulmages server scripts.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-4943?
CVE-2008-4943 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Nov 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
bulmages-servers 0.11.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (a) /tmp/error.txt, (b) /tmp/errores.txt, and possibly other temporary files, related to the (1) creabulmafact, (2) creabulmacont, and possibly (3) actualizabulmacont, (4) installbulmages-db, and (5) actualizabulmafact scripts.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-4943?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Iglues Bulmages-Servers.
How do I fix CVE-2008-4943?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-4943 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2008-4943 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-4943 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h9fg-grvq-vxpc.