CVE-2008-4243: epic_games unreal_tournament_3 Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-4243 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Path Traversal vulnerability in epic_games unreal_tournament_3. EPSS estimates a 3.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 3 public exploits are recorded.

Timeline

1. 25-09-2008
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in ImageServer (aka UTImageServer) in WebAdmin before 1.7 for Epic Games Unreal Tournament 3 (UT3) 1.3 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the URI.

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.