CVE-2008-4875

Philips Electronics VOIP841 DECT Phone 1.0.4.50 and 1.0.4.80 - Authenticated Path Traversal via GET Request

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-4875. PoCs published by ikki.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This document details multiple vulnerabilities in Philips VOIP841 devices, including a hidden admin account, directory traversal, XSS, and insecure credential storage. It provides technical proof of exploitation via HTTP requests and file paths.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the web server in Philips Electronics VOIP841 DECT Phone with firmware 1.0.4.50 and 1.0.4.80 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a GET request. NOTE: this can be leveraged with CVE-2008-4874 for unauthenticated access to sensitive files such as (1) save.dat and (2) apply.log, which can contain other credentials such as the Skype username and password.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by ikki · textremotehardware
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5113

This document details multiple vulnerabilities in Philips VOIP841 devices, including a hidden admin account, directory traversal, XSS, and insecure credential storage. It provides technical proof of exploitation via HTTP requests and file paths.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak | Auth Bypass | Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Philips VOIP841, Firmware Version 1.0.4.50 and 1.0.4.80, Web Server Version 1.5 (simple httpd)
Auth required
Prerequisites: Network access to the device · Basic authentication credentials for directory traversal
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (8)

Core 8
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40534
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5113
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/42941
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/28978
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27790
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0583
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488127/100/200/threaded
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4536

Scores

EPSS 0.0314
EPSS Percentile 86.2%

Details

CWE
CWE-22
Status published
Products (2)
philips_electronics/voip841_dect_phone 1.0.4.48
philips_electronics/voip841_dect_phone 1.0.4.50
Published Nov 01, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026