CVE-2008-6843 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can read arbitrary files via directory traversal in Fantastico for cPanel, exposing sensitive system data.
- 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-2008-6843?
CVE-2008-6843 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Cpanel Cpanel, published on 2 Jul 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in Fantastico, as used with cPanel 11.x, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the sup3r parameter.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-6843?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Cpanel Cpanel, Netenberg Fantastico De Luxe.
How do I fix CVE-2008-6843?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-6843 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-2008-6843 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-6843 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-hrm9-4xwc-pjv8.