viewrq.php in nweb2fax 0.2.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary…
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-78Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
viewrq.php in nweb2fax 0.2.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in the var_filename parameter in a (1) tif or (2) pdf format action.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.04226 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 7
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:dirk_bartley:nweb2fax:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 0.2.7 | Vulnerable | Dirk Bartley |
| cpe:2.3:a:dirk_bartley:nweb2fax:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.1 | Vulnerable | Dirk Bartley |
| cpe:2.3:a:dirk_bartley:nweb2fax:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.2 | Vulnerable | Dirk Bartley |
| cpe:2.3:a:dirk_bartley:nweb2fax:0.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.2.1 | Vulnerable | Dirk Bartley |
| cpe:2.3:a:dirk_bartley:nweb2fax:0.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.2.4 | Vulnerable | Dirk Bartley |
| cpe:2.3:a:dirk_bartley:nweb2fax:0.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.2.5 | Vulnerable | Dirk Bartley |
| cpe:2.3:a:dirk_bartley:nweb2fax:0.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.2.6 | Vulnerable | Dirk Bartley |
- cpe:2.3:a:dirk_bartley:nweb2fax:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.2.7 Vulnerable ·Dirk Bartley
- cpe:2.3:a:dirk_bartley:nweb2fax:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1 Vulnerable ·Dirk Bartley
- cpe:2.3:a:dirk_bartley:nweb2fax:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2 Vulnerable ·Dirk Bartley
- cpe:2.3:a:dirk_bartley:nweb2fax:0.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2.1 Vulnerable ·Dirk Bartley
- cpe:2.3:a:dirk_bartley:nweb2fax:0.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2.4 Vulnerable ·Dirk Bartley
- cpe:2.3:a:dirk_bartley:nweb2fax:0.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2.5 Vulnerable ·Dirk Bartley
- cpe:2.3:a:dirk_bartley:nweb2fax:0.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2.6 Vulnerable ·Dirk Bartley
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-6669
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5jvc-vxw5-xprj
References
Exploit 1
More Dirk Bartley Nweb2fax vulnerabilities
- TI-2008-06357 Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in nweb2fax 0.2.7 and earlier allow remote… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2008-6669 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-6669 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5jvc-vxw5-xprj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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