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CVE-2008-2650 Detail

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in cmsimple/cms.php in CMSimple 3.1, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the sl parameter to index.php. NOTE: this can be leveraged for remote file execution by including adm.php and then invoking the upload action. NOTE: on 20080601, the vendor patched 3.1 without changing the version number.


Metrics

 
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CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology
NIST: NVD
Base Score:  6.8 MEDIUM
Vector:  (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

Evaluator Solution

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink Resource
http://osvdb.org/45881
http://osvdb.org/45881
http://secunia.com/advisories/30463 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/30463 Vendor Advisory 
http://www.cmsimple.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=17
http://www.cmsimple.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=17
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29450 Exploit 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29450 Exploit 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42792
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42792
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42793
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42793
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5700
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5700

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') cwe source acceptance level NIST  

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:cmsimple:cmsimple:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-2650
NVD Published Date:
06/10/2008
NVD Last Modified:
04/08/2025
Source:
MITRE