Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 8, 2009· Updated Apr 23, 2026

CVE-2008-7178

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Uploader module 1.1 for XOOPS allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the filename parameter in a downloadfile action to index.php.

Affected products

XOOPS/Uploader
cpe:2.3:a:xoops:uploader:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/29600nvdExploit
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42925nvd
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5756nvd

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