# CVE-2008-5549: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote attackers can access local files and read configuration information via the ThemeServlet in Sun Java System Portal Server.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not stated
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Dec 2008
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w8jw-hp7x-fhp5

## What is CVE-2008-5549?

CVE-2008-5549 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Dec 2008. It can be exploited over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Sun Java Web Console components in Sun Java System Portal Server 7.1 and 7.2 allows remote attackers to access local files and read the product's configuration information via unknown vectors related to "access to secure files by ThemeServlet."

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5549?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sun Java System Portal Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-5549?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-5549 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-5549 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-5549 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2007-4289](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-4289/): Code injection in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2009-4187](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-4187/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2009-1796](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1796/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2008-6192](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-6192/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2010-4431](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-4431/): Information disclosure in n/a (low 1.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-5549 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-5549 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Dec 2008. It can be exploited over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-5549 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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-2008-5549/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5549/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5549
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5549
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-5549

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5549/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.