CVE-2008-4718 (GCVE-0-2008-4718)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-10-23 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 10:24
VLAI?
Summary
Directory traversal vulnerability in help/mini.php in X7 Chat 2.0.1 A1 and earlier allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences in the help_file parameter, a different vector than CVE-2006-2156.
Severity ?
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6592 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6607 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4499 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
Date Public ?
2008-09-27 00:00
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