HIGH
Directory traversal vulnerability in TalkBack 2.3.6 and 2.3.6.4 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .
Published Sep 30, 2008
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.84%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in TalkBack 2.3.6 and 2.3.6.4 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the language parameter to comments.php, a different vector than CVE-2008-3371.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.84% 0.02843
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02843
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 2.84% (0.02843) | 86.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.84% (0.02843) | 84.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 20, 2025 | 6.21% (0.06209) | 89.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.89% (0.03888) | 87.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 6.48% (0.06476) | 84.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.89% (0.03888) | 87.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 3.46% (0.03461) | 91.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.84% (0.00837) | 82.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.77% (0.00774) | 80.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.77% (0.00774) | 78.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (6)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31879 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4267 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31164 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2565 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45102 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6451 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/31879 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4267 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31164 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2565 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45102 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6451 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 30, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Sep 30, 2008
Link CVE-2008-4346
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a