PT-2008-2240 · WordPress · Dmsguestbook

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CVE-2008-0615

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Published

2008-02-06

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Updated

2023-08-02

CVSS v2.0

4.0

Medium

VectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions DMSGuestbook plugin for WordPress versions 1.7.0 through 1.8.0
Description A directory traversal issue exists, allowing remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files. This is achieved by using a .. (dot dot) in the folder and file parameters.
Recommendations For DMSGuestbook plugin for WordPress versions 1.7.0 through 1.8.0, consider restricting access to the admin.php file in the wp-admin directory until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the folder and file parameters in the affected API endpoint.

Exploit

Fix

Path traversal

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-0615

Affected Products

Dmsguestbook