CVE-2008-6668

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Published Apr 8, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 14.0% KEV · Not listed

Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in nweb2fax 0.2.7 and earlier allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) id parameter to comm.php and (2) var_filename parameter to viewrq.php.

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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:dirk_bartley:nweb2fax::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:dirk_bartley:nweb2fax:0.2:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-6630	Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in nweb2fax 0.2.7 and earlier allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) id parameter to comm.php and (2) var_filename parameter to viewrq.php.

Metrics

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.

Exploit prediction score: 14.0% (14.041% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29804
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43172
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43173
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5856

History

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Subscriptions

Dirk Bartley Nweb2fax

Weaknesses

CWE-22

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 11:41 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Apr 8, 2009, 10:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 11:41 AM
Reserved: Apr 7, 2009, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:02 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 8, 2009, 10:30 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:02 PM

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