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CVE-2008-1537 (GCVE-0-2008-1537)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-03-28 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 08:24
VLAI
Summary
Directory traversal vulnerability in pb_inc/admincenter/index.php in PowerScripts PowerBook 1.21 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the page parameter. NOTE: in some environments, this can be leveraged for remote file inclusion by using a UNC share pathname or an ftp, ftps, or ssh2.sftp URL.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490008/100… mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5302 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3783 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
http://secunia.com/advisories/29480 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28418 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
Date Public
2008-03-24 00:00
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