CVE-2008-5881 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in playSMS 0.9.3 allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences in the (1) gateway_module parameter to plugin/gateway/gnokii/init.php and the (2) themes_module parameter to plugin/themes/default/init.php.

Published: 2009-01-09

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 7.3% 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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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:playsms:playsms:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2008-5851	Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in playSMS 0.9.3 allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences in the (1) gateway_module parameter to plugin/gateway/gnokii/init.php and the (2) themes_module parameter to plugin/themes/default/init.php.

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 Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.07267.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/33386
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4888
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33138
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7687

History

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Subscriptions

Playsms Playsms

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-01-09T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T11:13:13.398Z

Reserved: 2009-01-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-5881

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-01-09T18:30:00.203

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:01:09.353

Link: CVE-2008-5881

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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