CVE-2008-2969 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.8% (pctl 86)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in download.php in Academic Web Tools (AWT YEKTA) 1.4.3.1, and 1.4.2.8 and earlier, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the dfile parameter.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 2.83% — more likely to be exploited than 86% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-07-02 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| yektaweb | academic web tools |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Yektaweb Academic Web Tools CMS 1.4.2.8 - Multiple Vulnerabilities | 2008-06-19 |
References
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3959
- http://www.bugreport.ir/?/44
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493472/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29813
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43175
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3959
- http://www.bugreport.ir/?/44
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493472/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29813
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43175
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