Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in geekigeeki.py in GeekiGeeki before 3.0 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via d…

published 2009-05-01 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-6746

cvss: 5.0; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.9%; EPSS 1.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 79%
public exploits: 0; none known

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.

Patch / fix

links 2

osvdb.org/50719 patch
securityfocus.com/bid/32831 patch

Exploit prediction

1.87% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

codewiz.org http://www.codewiz.org/wikigit/geekigeeki.git/blobdiff/92e45c3ce9260c69b4201d877c0f2e431024a52e..5f99f96a7a102bb8f2c491dd1e11fe8686c7c0a0:/geekigeeki.py referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	5.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness

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

References

osvdb.org /50719
vdb-entry, patch
securityfocus.com /bid/32831
vdb-entry, patch
codewiz.org /wikigit/geekigeeki.git/blobdiff/92e45c3ce9260c69b4201d877c0f2e431024a52e..5f99f96a7a102bb8f2c491dd1e11fe8686c
exploit
secunia.com /advisories/33162
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/47375
vdb-entry
codewiz.org /wikigit/geekigeeki.git?a=commit%3Bh=5f99f96a7a102bb8f2c491dd1e11fe8686c7c0a0

Sources

CVE List CVE-2008-6786
NVD CVE-2008-6786

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Summary