# CVE-2010-2797: Directory traversal vulnerability in lib/translation.functions.php in CMS Made Simple before 1.8.1 allows remote attackers to include and ex

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2010-10-08 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in lib/translation.functions.php in CMS Made Simple before 1.8.1 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the default_cms_lang parameter to an admin script, as demonstrated by admin/addbookmark.php, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-5642.

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## References

- http://www.cmsmadesimple.org/2010/07/3/announcing-cms-made-simple-1-8-1-mankara/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/01/2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40031
- http://cross-site-scripting.blogspot.com/2010/07/cms-made-simple-18-local-file-inclusion.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/02/8

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