CVE-2008-4998 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2008-4998

postinst in twiki 4.1.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary...

Vulnerability Description

postinst in twiki 4.1.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/twiki temporary file. NOTE: the vendor disputes this vulnerability, stating "this bug is invalid.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

twiki
Vulnerable Versions:
4.1.2

Timeline

Official Publish: November 7th, 2008
Last Modified: September 17th, 2024
Added to House: July 18th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

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MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

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