CVE-2008-5894 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in Mediatheka 4.2, specifically within the index.php file. This flaw allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files by manipulating the 'lang' parameter with dot-dot-slash sequences. With a CVSS score of 6.8, this vulnerability is of medium severity, requiring moderate attack complexity but potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. While not on CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediatheka:mediatheka:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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