Description
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.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Philips VOIP841 Firmware 1.0.4.800 - Multiple Vulnerabilities EDB-5113 · remote · Feb 14, 2008 · verified
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References
- 5113 exploit
- 42941 vdb-entry
- 28978 third-party-advisory
- 27790 vdb-entry
- voip841-saveapply-insecure-permissions(40534) vdb-entry
- ADV-2008-0583 vdb-entry
- 20080214 Philips VOIP841 Multiple Vulnerabilities mailing-list
- 4536 third-party-advisory