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CVE-2008-3195

6.8 · MEDIUM

Directory traversal vulnerability in bin/configure in TWiki before 4.2.3, when a certain step in the installation guide is skipped, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a query strin…

Published Sep 18, 2008twikiCWE-22EPSS 8.28%

Overview

CVE-2008-3195 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting twiki twiki. It was published on September 18, 2008 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Directory traversal vulnerability in bin/configure in TWiki before 4.2.3, when a certain step in the installation guide is skipped, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a query string containing a .. (dot dot) in the image variable, and execute arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from twiki. Update twiki to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
twikitwiki0Affected

References

Refsecunia.com/advisories/31849Refsecunia.com/advisories/31964Refsecurityreason.com/securityalert/4265Reftwiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/SecurityAlert-CVE-2008-3195Reftwiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/TWikiRelease04x02x03#4_2_3_Bugfix_HighlightsRefwww.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/362012Refwww.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/RGII-7JEQ7LRefwww.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2586Refexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45182Refexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45183

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2008-3195?

CVE-2008-3195 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting twiki twiki. It was published on September 18, 2008 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2008-3195?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2008-3195?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from twiki. Update twiki to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2008-3195?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2008-3195 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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