CVE-2008-5199 Code injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary PHP code in IdeaBox via a malicious URL in the gorumDir parameter.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-5199?
CVE-2008-5199 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Nov 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in include.php in PHPOutsourcing IdeaBox (aka IdeBox) 1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the gorumDir parameter.
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5199?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Phpoutsourcing Ideabox.
How do I fix CVE-2008-5199?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-5199 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2008-5199 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-5199 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-989m-j6wq-cwp7.