CVE-2008-5642 (GCVE-0-2008-5642)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-12-17 17:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 10:56
VLAI
Summary
Directory traversal vulnerability in admin/login.php in CMS Made Simple 1.4.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a cms_language cookie.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7285 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
http://secunia.com/advisories/32924 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4775 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32535 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3306 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
Date Public
2008-11-29 00:00
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