CVE-2008-4437 EXPLOIT
7.1
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 5.6% (pctl 93)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in importxml.pl in Bugzilla before 2.22.5, and 3.x before 3.0.5, when --attach_path is enabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an XML file with a .. (dot dot) in the data element.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.1 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 5.64% — more likely to be exploited than 93% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-10-03 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| mozilla | bugzilla |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Bugzilla 3.1.4 - '--attach_path' Directory Traversal | 2008-08-12 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31444
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34361
- http://www.bugzilla.org/security/2.22.4/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30661
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020668
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2344
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=437169
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44407
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00664.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00687.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31444
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34361
- http://www.bugzilla.org/security/2.22.4/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30661
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020668
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2344
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=437169
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44407
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00664.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00687.html
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