Vulnerability Intelligence Report
CVE-2008-0405
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in HTTP File Server (HFS) before 2.2c, when account names are used as log filenames, allow remote attackers to create arbitrary (1) files and (2) directories via a .. (dot dot) in an account name, when requesting the / URI; and (3) append arbitrary data to a file via a .. (dot dot) in an account name, when requesting a URI composed of a "/?%0a" sequence followed by the data.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
10.0
HIGH
EPSS Probability:3.07%
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Attack Surface
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Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| hfs | http_file_server | all |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
3.070%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | MITRE Corporation · N/A · USA |
| Reserved | 2008-01-22T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2008-01-28T23:00:00 |
| Patch Date | 2008-01-23 |
| Last Updated | 2024-08-07T07:46:54 |
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