CVE-2008-6222 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Pro Desk Support Center (com_pro_desk) component 1.0 and 1.2 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the include_file parameter to index.php.

Published: 2009-02-20

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 11.5% Moderate

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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:joomlashowroom:pro_desk_support_center:1.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:joomlashowroom:pro_desk_support_center:1.2:::::::*

cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2008-6192	Directory traversal vulnerability in the Pro Desk Support Center (com_pro_desk) component 1.0 and 1.2 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the include_file parameter to index.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 None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.11497.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/32523
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32113
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46356
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6980

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Joomla Joomla

Joomlashowroom Pro Desk Support Center

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-02-20T21:25:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T11:20:25.549Z

Reserved: 2009-02-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-6222

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-02-20T21:30:01.517

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:01:50.537

Link: CVE-2008-6222

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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