CVE-2008-5883 describes an absolute path traversal vulnerability in mini-pub version 0.3 and earlier, specifically within the front-end/dir.php component. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to list arbitrary directories on the server by supplying a full pathname in the 'sDir' parameter. With a CVSS score of 7.8, this vulnerability is considered high severity due to its network-based attack vector and low attack complexity, potentially leading to complete confidentiality compromise. While there is no evidence of active exploitation in the wild or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-6734) exists, indicating public exploit code for local directory traversal and file disclosure. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mini-pub:mini-pub:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mini-pub:mini-pub:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mini-pub:mini-pub:0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mini-pub:mini-pub:0.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.