Path Traversal in Talkback
CVE-2008-3371
Directory traversal vulnerability in install/help.php in TalkBack 2.3.5, and other versions before 2.3.6.2, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences in the language parameter.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.035 (88.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 88.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.035 · newest: 0.035 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Talkback — versions 2.3.5
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6451 (exploit)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2211/references (vdb-entry)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9095 (exploit)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44018 (vdb-entry)
- www.packetstormsecurity.org/0907-exploits/talkback-lfiexec.txt
- securityreason.com/securityalert/4067 (third-party-advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6148 (exploit)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/30393 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
- www.scripts.oldguy.us/talkback/release-notes.html