CVE-2008-1553 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in mod.php in TopperMod 1.0 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the to parameter.

Published: 2008-03-31

Score: 6.8 Medium

EPSS: 1.8% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:topper:toppermod:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-1554	Directory traversal vulnerability in mod.php in TopperMod 1.0 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the to parameter.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01846.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28449
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41442
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5312

History

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Subscriptions

Topper Toppermod

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-03-31T17:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:24:42.636Z

Reserved: 2008-03-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-1553

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-03-31T17:44:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:51:57.843

Link: CVE-2008-1553

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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