CVE-2008-4437 (GCVE-0-2008-4437)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-10-03 22:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 10:17
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Directory traversal vulnerability in importxml.pl in Bugzilla before 2.22.5, and 3.x before 3.0.5, when --attach_path is enabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an XML file with a .. (dot dot) in the data element.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
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| https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-an… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA |
| http://www.bugzilla.org/security/2.22.4/ | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/34361 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020668 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=437169 | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30661 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Date Public
2008-08-12 00:00
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