CVE-2008-4875 EXPLOIT
6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3.1% (pctl 87)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the web server in Philips Electronics VOIP841 DECT Phone with firmware 1.0.4.50 and 1.0.4.80 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a GET request. NOTE: this can be leveraged with CVE-2008-4874 for unauthenticated access to sensitive files such as (1) save.dat and (2) apply.log, which can contain other credentials such as the Skype username and password.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.8 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 3.14% — more likely to be exploited than 87% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-11-01 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| philips electronics | voip841 dect phone |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Philips VOIP841 Firmware 1.0.4.800 - Multiple Vulnerabilities | 2008-02-14 |
References
- http://osvdb.org/42941
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28978
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4536
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488127/100/200/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27790
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0583
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40534
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5113
- http://osvdb.org/42941
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28978
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4536
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488127/100/200/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27790
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0583
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40534
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5113
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