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CVE-2008-0405

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in HTTP File Server (HFS) before 2.2c, when account names are used as log filenames, allow rem…

Published 18 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
10.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
3.1%
percentile 88%
Public exploits
0
none known

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

3.07% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.010.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

  • rejetto.com /hfs/?f=wn · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/27423 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • securityreason.com /securityalert/3581 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SREASON, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/486873/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • syhunt.com /advisories/hfshack.txt · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • syhunt.com /advisories/hfs-1-log.txt · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/28631 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/39873 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred

Sources

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