National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-6884
Original release date:07/31/2009
Last revised:08/03/2009
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in XOOPS 2.3.1, when register_globals is enabled, allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the xoopsConfig[language] parameter to (1) blocks.php and (2) main.php in xoops_lib/modules/protector/.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
6.4
Exploitability Subscore:
8.6
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows unauthorized modification; Allows disruption of service
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External Source: XF
Name: xoops-blocks-main-file-include(47153)
Type: Patch Information
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.xoops.org/modules/news/article.php?storyid=4563
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.xoops.org/modules/news/article.php?storyid=4540
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: BID
Name: 32685
Type: Patch Information
External Source: OSVDB
Name: 50573
Type: Patch Information
External Source: OSVDB
Name: 50572
Type: Patch Information
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20081208 [DSECRG-08-040] Multiple Local File Include Vulnerabilities in Xoops 2.3.x
Type: Patch Information
External Source: MILW0RM
Name: 7380
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 33048
Type: Advisory