# CVE-2008-4875: 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 rem

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2008-10-31 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5113
- http://osvdb.org/42941
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28978
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27790
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40534
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0583
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488127/100/200/threaded
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4536

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