CVE-2008-4947 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in dhis-dummy-log-engine within dhis-server 5.3, allowing local users to overwrite arbitrary files through a symlink attack on the /tmp/dhis-dummy-log-engine.log temporary file. With a CVSS score of 6.9, this vulnerability has a local attack vector, medium attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no publicly available exploit code in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, and minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:guus_sliepen:dhis-server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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