CVE-2008-4437

Exp

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.

Published: 2008-10-03 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-4437 is rated High Exploit Risk (70.7/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.64%, 92th percentile). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-4437

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
32228 exploit_db edb 2008-08-12 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-4437

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 10.55% 5.64% -4.90%
2 2025-11-23 9.89% 10.55% +0.66%
3 2025-10-03 — 9.89% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-4437

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.1 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.6 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-4437

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-4437

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2008-4437: 1 GLSA(s) (201006-19), 1 atom(s) (www-apps/bugzilla); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-4437
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-4437
ubuntu medium CVE-2008-4437 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (bugzilla), 6 status rows across 6 suites (dapper, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, upstream): released 4, ignored 1, not-affected 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-4437

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-4437

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mozilla bugzilla 2.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.6 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.8 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.9 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.22.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.22.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.22.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.22.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.22.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.22.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.22.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.22.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.23 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.23.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.23.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.23.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.23.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.23.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.23.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.23.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.23.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-4437

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