7.1

CVE-2008-4437: mozilla bugzilla Path Traversal

CVSS: 7.1v2.0HighModified
AliasesDTSA-170-1
Published 03-10-2008Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-4437 is a high (CVSS 7.1) Path Traversal vulnerability in mozilla bugzilla. EPSS estimates a 5.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92.8% of scored vulnerabilities. 3 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
40/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.1/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
5.64%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits3reference, exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 03-10-2008
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

5.64%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

93%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 5.64% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
5.64%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

3 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (bugzilla.mozilla.org)

    Maturity: unknown

  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (securityfocus.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • exploit-databaseremotelinuxVerified

    Bugzilla 3.1.4 - '--attach_path' Directory Traversal

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • bugzilla< 3.0.4.1-2+lenny1
Mozilla1 product
  • bugzilla2.4 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.22.1 | 2.22.2 | 2.22.3 | 2.22.4 | 2.23 | 2.23.1 | 2.23.2 | 2.23.3 | 2.23.4 | 3.0.2 | 3.1.1 | 3.1.2 | 3.1.3 | 3.1.4

2 vendors · 2 products

References

10 links