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TI-2008-04231 Aliases CVE-2008-4437GHSA-ph4j-q265-3h3m

Directory traversal vulnerability in importxml.pl in Bugzilla before 2.22.5, and 3.x…

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · 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 importxml.pl in Bugzilla before 2.22.5, and 3.x before 3.0.5, when --attach_path is enabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an XML file with a .. (dot dot) in the data element.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.05642 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 18

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.8VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.9VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.22.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.22.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.22.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.22.2VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.22.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.22.3VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.22.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.22.4VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.23VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.23.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.23.1VulnerableMozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.22.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.22.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.22.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.22.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.22.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.22.3 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.22.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.22.4 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.23 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.23.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.23.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
Show 8 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.23.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.23.2VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.23.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.23.3VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.23.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.23.4VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.2VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.2VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.3VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.4VulnerableMozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.23.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.23.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.23.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.23.3 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.23.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.23.4 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.3 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.4 Vulnerable ·Mozilla

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-4437
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ph4j-q265-3h3m

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 2

Other 2

  • TI-2004-00709 Buffer overflow in LHA allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2003-00948 SQL injection vulnerability in Bugzilla 2.16.3 and earlier, and 2.17.1 through 2.17.4… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2003-00947 SQL injection vulnerability in collectstats.pl for Bugzilla 2.16.3 and earlier allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2002-00007 CGI.pl in Bugzilla before 2.14.1, when using LDAP, allows remote attackers to obtain an… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2018-03689 Cross-site request forgery in Mozilla Bugzilla CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2015-03777 Util.pm in Bugzilla 2.x, 3.x, and 4.x before 4.2.15, 4.3.x and 4.4.x before 4.4.10, and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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