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CVE-2008-4798

HIGH · 9.3 CVSS v2.0 Published 2008-10-30
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 7.5.10 or later.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click Patch available

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
The loadModule function in lib/WebGUI/Asset.pm in WebGUI before 7.5.30 (stable) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a Perl module and accessing it via a crafted URL.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis
How this class of weakness works · CWE-94

The application evaluates attacker-influenced input as code, handing them a way to run logic inside the process. Depending on the runtime this can escalate directly to remote code execution. Remediation means removing dynamic evaluation of untrusted input and replacing it with safe, data-driven alternatives.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
WebguiApplication
Affected:<= 7.3.22<= 7.5<= 7.5.1<= 7.5.2<= 7.5.3<= 7.5.4<= 7.5.5<= 7.5.6<= 7.5.7<= 7.5.8<= 7.5.9<= 7.5.10

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
M
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 7.5.10
Vendor patch www.securityfocus.com →
Recommended fix High confidence

WebGUI 7.5.30 (stable) or later

  1. 1. Back up the current WebGUI installation and database before attempting any upgrade
  2. 2. Download WebGUI version 7.5.30 or later (stable release) from the official WebGUI repository
  3. 3. Replace the existing WebGUI files with the new version, preserving custom configuration files
  4. 4. Run any provided upgrade scripts or database migration tools included with the new version
  5. 5. Verify the loadModule function in lib/WebGUI/Asset.pm has been updated
  6. 6. Test that the code injection vector is no longer exploitable
  7. 7. Restart the WebGUI service
Caveat Review release notes between your current version and 7.5.30 for any configuration or compatibility changes; test thoroughly in a staging environment before production deployment

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

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