CVE-2008-6590: lightneasy Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-6590 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) Path Traversal vulnerability in lightneasy. EPSS estimates a 3.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Timeline

1. 03-04-2009
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in LightNEasy "no database" (aka flat) version 1.2.2, and possibly SQLite version 1.2.2, allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the page parameter to (1) index.php and (2) LightNEasy.php.

• 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.