CVE-2008-3128

MEDIUM 5.0CVE-2008-3128 · Published 10/07/2008 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2008-3128 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability affecting pivot (pivot).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 3.6%, higher than 89.6% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
pivot pivot	`= 1.40.5`	No fix yet

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in search.php in Pivot 1.40.5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the t parameter.

References

forum.pivotlog.net/viewtopic.php
pivot-weblog.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pivot-weblog/branches/1.40.x/pivot/modules/module_parser.php · Patch
secunia.com/advisories/30889 · Exploit
securityfocus.com/bid/30012 · Exploit
securitytracker.com/id
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1991/references
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43470
exploit-db.com/exploits/5973

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

pivot

= 1.40.5

No fix yet

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