CVE-2008-3851

Published: Aug 27, 2008Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-22

5.0MEDIUM

NVD MITRE

Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Pluck CMS 4.5.2 on Windows allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a ..\ (dot dot backslash) in the (1) blogpost, (2) cat, and (3) file parameters to data/inc/themes/predefined_variables.php, as reachable through index.php; and the (4) blogpost and (5) cat parameters to data/inc/blog_include_react.php, as reachable through index.php. NOTE: the issue involving vectors 1 through 3 reportedly exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-3194.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAccess Vector

Network

AC:LAccess Complexity

Low

Au:NAuthentication

None

Impact

C:PConfidentiality

Partial

I:NIntegrity

None

A:NAvailability

None

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Weaknesses

CWE-22

Affected Products

pluck

commercialaka pluck-cms

pluckOn-prem

Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques

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References

http://www.pluck-cms.org/releasenotes.php#4.5.3

pluck-cms.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30820

securityfocus.com

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44677

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com

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