CVE-2008-4437

N/A Unknown

Published: October 03, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in importxml.pl in Bugzilla before 2.22.5, and 3.x before 3.0.5, when --attach_path is enabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an XML file with a .. (dot dot) in the data element.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/31444

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/34361

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.bugzilla.org/security/2.22.4/

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30661

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Patch

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020668

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2344

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=437169

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44407

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00664.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00687.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/31444