CVE-2008-6786

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in geekigeeki.py in GeekiGeeki before 3.0 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via directory traversal sequences in a pagename argument in the (1) handle_edit and (2) handle_raw functions.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.42%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.osvdb.org/50719 patch vdb entry
http://www.codewiz.org/wikigit/geekigeeki.git/blobdiff/92e45c3ce9260c69b4201d877c0f2e431024a52e..5f99f96a7a102bb8f2c491dd1e11fe8686c7c0a0:/geekigeeki.py exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47375 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/33162 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.codewiz.org/wikigit/geekigeeki.git?a=commit%3Bh=5f99f96a7a102bb8f2c491dd1e11fe8686c7c0a0
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32831 patch vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-6786?
CVE-2008-6786 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-6786?
To fix CVE-2008-6786, 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-2008-6786 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-6786 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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