CVE-2008-6786

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Published May 1, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 1.9% KEV · Not listed

Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in geekigeeki.py in GeekiGeeki before 3.0 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via directory traversal sequences in a pagename argument in the (1) handle_edit and (2) handle_raw functions.

Affected Products

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:codewiz:geekigeeki:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-6746	Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in geekigeeki.py in GeekiGeeki before 3.0 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via directory traversal sequences in a pagename argument in the (1) handle_edit and (2) handle_raw functions.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

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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: 1.9% (1.871% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/33162
http://www.codewiz.org/wikigit/geekigeeki.git/blobdiff/92e45c3ce9260c69b4201d877c0f2e431024a52e..5f99f96a7a102bb8f2c491dd1e11fe8686c7c0a0:/geekigeeki.py
http://www.codewiz.org/wikigit/geekigeeki.git?a=commit%3Bh=5f99f96a7a102bb8f2c491dd1e11fe8686c7c0a0
http://www.osvdb.org/50719
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32831
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47375

History

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Subscriptions

Codewiz Geekigeeki

Weaknesses

CWE-22

Sources

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

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: May 1, 2009, 6:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 11:41 AM
Reserved: May 1, 2009, 12:00 AM

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

Status: Modified
Published: May 1, 2009, 6:30 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:02 PM

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