CVE-2008-3195 EXPLOIT
6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 8.3% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in bin/configure in TWiki before 4.2.3, when a certain step in the installation guide is skipped, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a query string containing a .. (dot dot) in the image variable, and execute arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.8 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 8.28% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-09-18 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| twiki | twiki |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | TWiki 4.2.2 - 'action' Remote Code Execution | 2008-09-21 |
| exploit-db | TWiki 4.2.0 - 'configure' Remote File Disclosure | 2008-08-19 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31849
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31964
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4265
- http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/SecurityAlert-CVE-2008-3195
- http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/TWikiRelease04x02x03#4_2_3_Bugfix_Highlights
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/362012
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/RGII-7JEQ7L
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2586
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45182
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45183
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6269
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31849
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31964
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4265
- http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/SecurityAlert-CVE-2008-3195
- http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/TWikiRelease04x02x03#4_2_3_Bugfix_Highlights
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/362012
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/RGII-7JEQ7L
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2586
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45182
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