CVE-2008-6840

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in V-webmail 1.6.4 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the (1) CONFIG[pear_dir] parameter to (a) Mail/RFC822.php, (b) Net/Socket.php, (c) XML/Parser.php, (d) XML/Tree.php, (e) Mail/mimeDecode.php, (f) Console/Getopt.php, (g) System.php, (h) Log.php, and (i) File.php in includes/pear/; the CONFIG[pear_dir] parameter to (j) includes/prepend.php, and (k) includes/cachedConfig.php; and the (2) CONFIG[includes] parameter to (l) prepend.php and (m) email.list.search.php in includes/. NOTE: the CONFIG[pear_dir] parameter to includes/mailaccess/pop3.php is already covered by CVE-2006-2666.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.18% Top 25%
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30162 vdb entry exploit
http://packetstormsecurity.org/0807-exploits/vwebmail-rfi.txt exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46680 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-6840?
CVE-2008-6840 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-6840?
To fix CVE-2008-6840, 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-2008-6840 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-6840 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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