CVE-2008-6840 — MEDIUM (6.8)

Vulnerability Description

Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in V-webmail 1.6.4 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the (1) CONFIG[pear_dir] parameter to (a) Mail/RFC822.php, (b) Net/Socket.php, (c) XML/Parser.php, (d) XML/Tree.php, (e) Mail/mimeDecode.php, (f) Console/Getopt.php, (g) System.php, (h) Log.php, and (i) File.php in includes/pear/; the CONFIG[pear_dir] parameter to (j) includes/prepend.php, and (k) includes/cachedConfig.php; and the (2) CONFIG[includes] parameter to (l) prepend.php and (m) email.list.search.php in includes/. NOTE: the CONFIG[pear_dir] parameter to includes/mailaccess/pop3.php is already covered by CVE-2006-2666.

CVSS Score

6.8

MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality

PARTIAL

Integrity

PARTIAL

Availability

PARTIAL

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Christof Bruyland	V-Webmail	1.6.4

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-94

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2008-6840?

CVE-2008-6840 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.8 (MEDIUM). Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in V-webmail 1.6.4 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the (1) CONFIG[pear_dir] parameter to (a) Mail/RFC822.php, (b) N...

How severe is CVE-2008-6840?

CVE-2008-6840 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2008-6840?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Christof Bruyland V-Webmail.