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CVE-2008-4437

Directory traversal vulnerability in importxml.pl in Bugzilla before 2.22.5, and 3.x before 3.0.5, when --attach_path is

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.1 EPSS 0.10546
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 7% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
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Affected Products & Versions

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mozilla bugzillaall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

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remoteBugzilla 3.1.4 - '--attach_path' Directory Traversalverified
pocwww.securityfocus.com · 30661www.securityfocus.com
pocbugzilla.mozilla.org · show_bug.cgi?id=437169bugzilla.mozilla.org
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Scoring & Timeline

7.1
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
Published to NVD03 Oct 2008 · 10:22 PM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://secunia.com/advisories/31444Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34361
http://www.bugzilla.org/security/2.22.4/
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020668
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2344
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44407
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