CVE-2008-4437 (GCVE-0-2008-4437)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-10-03 22:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 10:17
VLAI
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
mitre CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard E 28/100 over 2261 records in the last 180 days details
References
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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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  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
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Sightings and recorded dates, grouped by day · UTC

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