# CVE-2008-6786: Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in geekigeeki.py in GeekiGeeki before 3.0 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via di

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2009-05-01 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in geekigeeki.py in GeekiGeeki before 3.0 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via directory traversal sequences in a pagename argument in the (1) handle_edit and (2) handle_raw functions.

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## References

- http://www.osvdb.org/50719
- http://www.codewiz.org/wikigit/geekigeeki.git/blobdiff/92e45c3ce9260c69b4201d877c0f2e431024a52e..5f99f96a7a102bb8f2c491dd1e11fe8686c7c0a0:/geekigeeki.py
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47375
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33162
- http://www.codewiz.org/wikigit/geekigeeki.git?a=commit%3Bh=5f99f96a7a102bb8f2c491dd1e11fe8686c7c0a0
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32831

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