MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2008-0615

Dmsguestbook vulnerability

CVSS
4.0
EPSS
3.5%
EPSS pct
88th
Exploited
No known
Directory traversal vulnerability in wp-admin/admin.php in the DMSGuestbook 1.8.0 and 1.7.0 plugin for WordPress allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) folder and (2) file parameters.
Affected vendor
Dmsguestbook Project
Affected product
Dmsguestbook
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2008-02-06

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring single-factor authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 3.5% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 88% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2008-0615

  • Confirm whether Dmsguestbook Project Dmsguestbook is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2008-0615.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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