CVE-2008-3195

Public Exploit

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in bin/configure in TWiki before 4.2.3, when a certain step in the installation guide is skipped, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a query string containing a .. (dot dot) in the image variable, and execute arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 51.51% Top 5%
Third-Party Advisory secunia.com Third-Party Advisory securityreason.com Third-Party Advisory secunia.com Third-Party Advisory cert.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/31849 third party advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6269 exploit
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4265 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31964 third party advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/RGII-7JEQ7L
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2586 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45183 vdb entry
http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/SecurityAlert-CVE-2008-3195 patch
http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/TWikiRelease04x02x03#4_2_3_Bugfix_Highlights patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45182 vdb entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/362012 third party advisory us government resource

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-3195?
CVE-2008-3195 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-3195?
To fix CVE-2008-3195, 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-2008-3195 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-3195 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~52% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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