Vulnerability CVE-2008-2969
Published: 2008-07-02   Modified: 2012-02-12

Description:
Directory traversal vulnerability in download.php in Academic Web Tools (AWT YEKTA) 1.4.3.1, and 1.4.2.8 and earlier, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the dfile parameter.

See advisories in our WLB2 database:
Topic
Author
Date
High
Academic Web Tools CMS <= 1.4.2.8 Multiple Vulnerabilities
BugReport.ir
28.06.2008

Type:

CWE-22

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

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
5/10
2.9/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
None
None
Affected software
Yektaweb -> Academic web tools 

 References:
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3959
http://www.bugreport.ir/?/44
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493472/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29813
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43175
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