CVE-2008-4990 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file in Enomaly ECP.
- 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-2008-4990?
CVE-2008-4990 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Feb 2009. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Enomaly Elastic Computing Platform (ECP), formerly Enomalism, before 2.1.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/enomalism2.pid temporary file.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-4990?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Enomaly Elastic Computing Platform.
How do I fix CVE-2008-4990?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-4990 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-2008-4990 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-4990 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pwrq-j4r3-977f.