CVE-2008-7054 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 5.1 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal in ezContents, leading to code execution and data disclosure.

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-2008-7054?

CVE-2008-7054 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Aug 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in ezContents 2.0.3 allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via the (1) gsLanguage and (2) language_home parameters to modules/diary/showdiary.php; (3) admin_home, (4) gsLanguage, and (5) language_home parameters to modules/diary/showdiarydetail.php; (6) gsLanguage and (7) language_home parameters to modules/diary/submit_diary.php; (8) admin_home parameter to modules/news/news_summary.php; (9) nLink, (10) gsLanguage, and (11) language_home parameters to modules/news/inlinenews.php; and possibly other unspecified vectors in (12) diary/showeventlist.php, (13) gallery/showgallery.php, (14) reviews/showreviews.php, (15) gallery/showgallerydetails.php, (16) reviews/showreviewsdetails.php, (17) news/shownewsdetails.php, (18) gallery/submit_gallery.php, (19) guestbook/submit_guestbook.php, (20) reviews/submit_reviews.php, (21) news/submit_news.php, (22) diary/inlineeventlist.php, and (23) news/archivednews_summary.php in modules/, related to the lack of directory traversal protection in modules/moduleSec.php.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-7054?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Visualshapers Ezcontents.

How do I fix CVE-2008-7054?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-7054 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-2008-7054 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-7054 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r9vc-22j7-758h.

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