CVE-2008-3708 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 4.6% (pctl 91)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in dotCMS 1.6.0.9 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the id parameter to (1) news/index.dot and (2) getting_started/macros/macros_detail.dot.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 4.64% — more likely to be exploited than 91% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-08-19 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| dotcms | dotcms |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | dotCMS 1.6 - 'id' Local File Inclusion | 2008-08-15 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31516
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4163
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30703
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44491
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6247
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31516
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4163
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30703
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44491
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6247
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