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    CVE-2008-3195

    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.

    Published:Sep 17, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Sep 17, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.57505
    CVSS Score:6.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Twiki
    Product
    Twiki

    Exploits

    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6269https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6509

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    References

    http://secunia.com/advisories/31849
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31964
    http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4265
    http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/SecurityAlert-CVE-2008-3195
    http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/TWikiRelease04x02x03#4_2_3_Bugfix_Highlights
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/362012
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/RGII-7JEQ7L
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2586
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45182
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45183
    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6269
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31849
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31964
    http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4265
    http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/SecurityAlert-CVE-2008-3195
    http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/TWikiRelease04x02x03#4_2_3_Bugfix_Highlights
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/362012
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/RGII-7JEQ7L
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2586
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45182
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45183
    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6269

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High