CVE-2008-0615

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Published Feb 6, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 4.0 Medium EPSS 3.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in wp-admin/admin.php in the DMSGuestbook 1.8.0 and 1.7.0 plugin for WordPress allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) folder and (2) file parameters.

Affected Products

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 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:dmsguestbook_project:dmsguestbook:1.7.0:::::wordpress::
	cpe:2.3:a:dmsguestbook_project:dmsguestbook:1.8.0:::::wordpress::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-0625	Directory traversal vulnerability in wp-admin/admin.php in the DMSGuestbook 1.8.0 and 1.7.0 plugin for WordPress allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) folder and (2) file parameters.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 3.1% (3.111% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/28759
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3615
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487437/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27575
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5035

History

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Subscriptions

Dmsguestbook Project Dmsguestbook

Weaknesses

CWE-22

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 7:54 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Feb 6, 2008, 11:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 7:54 AM
Reserved: Feb 5, 2008, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:49 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 6, 2008, 12:00 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:49 PM

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