CVE-2008-2116 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in editor.php in ScriptsEZ.net Power Editor 2.0 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) te and (2) dir parameters in a tempedit action.

Published: 2008-05-08

Score: 4.4 Medium

EPSS: 2.5% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:scriptsez:power_editor:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-2113	Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in editor.php in ScriptsEZ.net Power Editor 2.0 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) te and (2) dir parameters in a tempedit action.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0254.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3864
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491702/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29063
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42222
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5549

History

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Subscriptions

Scriptsez Power Editor

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-05-08T16:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:49:58.265Z

Reserved: 2008-05-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-2116

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-05-08T16:20:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:53:08.057

Link: CVE-2008-2116

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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