Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Dokeos 1.8.5, and possibly earlier, allow remote attackers to (1) read portions of arbitrary files via a .
Published Jun 8, 2009
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.93%
Description
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Dokeos 1.8.5, and possibly earlier, allow remote attackers to (1) read portions of arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) and a ..\ (dot dot backslash) in the lang parameter to main/exercice/hotspot_lang_conversion.php and (2) read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the doc_url parameter to main/exercice/Hpdownload.php.
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.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.93% (0.01929) | 79.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.93% (0.01929) | 77.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.36% (0.00358) | 55.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.52% (0.01516) | 87.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 7, 2024 | 1.52% (0.01516) | 86.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.52% (0.01516) | 84.92th | 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) |
References (6)
- http://gsasec.blogspot.com/2009/05/dokeos-free-185-multiple.html x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34879 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.dokeos.com/wiki/index.php/Security#Dokeos_1.8 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34928 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1300 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENPatchVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50503 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://gsasec.blogspot.com/2009/05/dokeos-free-185-multiple.html | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/34879 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.dokeos.com/wiki/index.php/Security#Dokeos_1.8 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34928 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1300 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50503 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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