CVE-2008-3555

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2008-08-08 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in (1) WSN Forum 4.1.43 and earlier, (2) Gallery 4.1.30 and earlier, (3) Knowledge Base (WSNKB) 4.1.36 and earlier, (4) Links 4.1.44 and earlier, and possibly (5) Classifieds before 4.1.30 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the TID parameter, as demonstrated by uploading a .jpg file containing PHP sequences.

Affected products

Wsn Forum: through 4.1.43
Wsn Gallery: through 4.1.30
Wsn Knowledge Base: through 4.1.36
Wsn Links: 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.0.3, 4.0.4, 4.0.5 (+81)

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/31392
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4120
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44236
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6208
http://secunia.com/advisories/31392
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4120
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44236
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6208

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