Directory traversal vulnerability in the _serve_request_multiple function in…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Directory traversal vulnerability in the _serve_request_multiple function in lib/Perlbal/ClientHTTPBase.pm in Perlbal before 1.70, when concat get is enabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files in a parent directory via a directory traversal sequence in an unspecified parameter. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-1652
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9chg-p5j8-vxvp
More Perlbal vulnerabilities
- TI-2008-01466 Perlbal before 1.70, when buffered upload is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2008-1652 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-1652 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9chg-p5j8-vxvp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2008-1652 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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