CVE-2008-3708 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in dotCMS 1.6.0.9 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the id parameter to (1) news/index.dot and (2) getting_started/macros/macros_detail.dot.

Published: 2008-08-19

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: 4.6% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:dotcms:dotcms:1.6.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2008-3694	Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in dotCMS 1.6.0.9 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the id parameter to (1) news/index.dot and (2) getting_started/macros/macros_detail.dot.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0464.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/31516
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4163
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30703
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44491
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6247

History

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Subscriptions

Dotcms Dotcms

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-08-19T19:10:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T09:45:19.193Z

Reserved: 2008-08-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-3708

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-08-19T19:41:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:56:21.580

Link: CVE-2008-3708

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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