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medium 6.8

CVE-2008-4875 json

Directory traversal vulnerability in the web server in Philips Electronics VOIP841 DECT Phone with firmware 1.0.4.50 and 1.0.4.80 allows re…

published 2008-10-31 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-4854

cvss
6.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.1%
EPSS 3.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 87%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in the web server in Philips Electronics VOIP841 DECT Phone with firmware 1.0.4.50 and 1.0.4.80 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a GET request. NOTE: this can be leveraged with CVE-2008-4874 for unauthenticated access to sensitive files such as (1) save.dat and (2) apply.log, which can contain other credentials such as the Skype username and password.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-5113)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

3.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-5113 Philips VOIP841 Firmware 1.0.4.800 - Multiple Vulnerabilities remote, 2008-02-14

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

Sources

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