CVE-2008-5642 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2008-12-17

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 8.9% 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:cmsmadesimple:cms_made_simple:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2008-5616	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.08934.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/32924
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4775
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32535
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3306
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46942
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7285

History

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Subscriptions

Cmsmadesimple Cms Made Simple

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-12-17T17:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:56:47.370Z

Reserved: 2008-12-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-5642

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-12-17T17:30:00.843

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:00:43.020

Link: CVE-2008-5642

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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