Path Traversal in Dirk Bartley Nweb2fax
CVE-2008-6668
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.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.140 (96.4th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.153 · newest: 0.140 · change: -0.013
Affected products
- Dirk Bartley Nweb2fax — versions 0.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5856 (exploit)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43173 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/29804 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43172 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-6668?
- CVE-2008-6668 is a vulnerability in Dirk Bartley Nweb2fax, classified under Path Traversal. Published 2009-04-08.
- Is CVE-2008-6668 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.