CVE-2008-1301: Alkacon OpenCMS Absolute Path Traversal via pathname in filePath.0 parameter

May 1, 2022 (updated October 31, 2025)

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in system/workplace/admin/workplace/logfileview/logfileViewSettings.jsp in Alkacon OpenCms 7.0.3 and 7.0.4 allows remote authenticated administrators to read arbitrary files via a full pathname in the filePath.0 parameter.

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41096
github.com/advisories/GHSA-xxjj-jhgc-r68f
github.com/alkacon/opencms-core
github.com/alkacon/opencms-core/commit/7b73b5559c1b025dfe0f7b38ed4119c25b9df409
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1301

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