CVE-2008-6786

Published: May 1, 2009Modified: Apr 23, 2026

5.0

Vector

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

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in geekigeeki.py in GeekiGeeki before 3.0 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via directory traversal sequences in a pagename argument in the (1) handle_edit and (2) handle_raw functions.

Affected (1)

Products: Codewiz: Geekigeeki

Codewiz

1 product

Geekigeeki

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Codewiz Geekigeeki	Version 2.0

Related CWEs

CWE-22

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

The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

References (12)

http://secunia.com/advisories/33162

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.codewiz.org/wikigit/geekigeeki.git/blobdiff/92e45c3ce9260c69b4201d877c0f2e431024a52e..5f99f96a7a102bb8f2c491dd1e11fe8686c7c0a0:/geekigeeki.py

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://www.codewiz.org/wikigit/geekigeeki.git?a=commit%3Bh=5f99f96a7a102bb8f2c491dd1e11fe8686c7c0a0

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.osvdb.org/50719

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32831

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47375

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/33162