Directory traversal vulnerability in the web server in Philips Electronics VOIP841 DECT Phone with firmware 1.0.4.50 and 1.0.4.80 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a GET request. NOTE: this can be leveraged with CVE-2008-4874 for unauthenticated access to sensitive files such as (1) save.dat and (2) apply.log, which can contain other credentials such as the Skype username and password.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-4875 is rated High Exploit Risk (75.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 8.96%, 92th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5113 | exploit_db | edb | 2008-02-14 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 2025-12-21 | 8.39% | 8.96% | +0.57% |
| 2 | 2025-11-25 | 6.60% | 8.39% | +1.79% |
| 3 | 2025-10-31 | — | 6.60% | — |
Full EPSS history (11 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.8 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
|
8.0 | 6.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| philips_electronics | voip841_dect_phone | 1.0.4.48 | cpe:2.3:h:philips_electronics:voip841_dect_phone:1.0.4.48:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| philips_electronics | voip841_dect_phone | 1.0.4.50 | cpe:2.3:h:philips_electronics:voip841_dect_phone:1.0.4.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |