CVE-2008-2045

Public Exploit

Description

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in SugarCRM Sugar Community Edition 4.5.1 and 5.0.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a full path in the URL parameter to modules/Feeds/Feed.php, which places the contents into a related cache file in the .cache/feeds directory.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 9.24% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491417/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.sugarcrm.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31688 patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28981 vdb entry patch
http://www.sugarcrm.com/forums/showthread.php?t=32252 patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1388/references vdb entry
http://www.sugarcrm.com/docs/Release_Notes/CommunityEdition_ReleaseNotes_5.0d/Sugar_Release_Notes_5.0d.2.6.html
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3844 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30002 third party advisory patch vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42087 vdb entry
http://www.security-assessment.com/files/advisories/2008-04-29_SugarCRM_local_file_disclosure.pdf
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5521 exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-2045?
CVE-2008-2045 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-2045?
To fix CVE-2008-2045, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-2045 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-2045 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~9% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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