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CVE-2008-6478

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the file manager in the VZPP web interface for Parallels Virtuozzo 365.6.swsoft (build 4.0.0-365.6.swsoft) and 25.4.swsoft (build 3.0.0-25.4.swsoft) allows remote attackers to create and delete arbitrary files as the administrator via a link or IMG tag to (1) create-file and (2) list-control in vz/cp/vzdir/infrman/envs/files/; or modify system configuration via the path parameter to vz/cp/vzdir/infrman/envs/files/index.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2008-6478 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from parallels organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2009, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2009-03-16T19:30:00.407

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.8 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-352

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	parallels	virtuozzo_containers	3.0.0-25.4.swsoft	Yes
Application	parallels	virtuozzo_containers	4.0.0-365.6.swsoft	Yes

References

http://osvdb.org/44395 ([email protected])
http://px.dynalias.org/files/virtuozzo_overwrite.html.txt ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/29675 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490409/100/0/threaded ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28589 Exploit ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41640 ([email protected])
http://osvdb.org/44395 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://px.dynalias.org/files/virtuozzo_overwrite.html.txt (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/29675 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490409/100/0/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28589 Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41640 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For parallels's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.