CVE-2008-4346

Public Exploit

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in TalkBack 2.3.6 and 2.3.6.4 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the language parameter to comments.php, a different vector than CVE-2008-3371.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.89% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6451 exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45102 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2565 vdb entry
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4267 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31879 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31164 vdb entry exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-4346?
CVE-2008-4346 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-4346?
To fix CVE-2008-4346, 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-2008-4346 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-4346 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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