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CVE-2008-0946

Directory traversal vulnerability in the IM Server (aka IMserve or IMserver) in Ipswitch Instant Messaging (IM) 2.0.8.1 and earlier allows…

Published 18 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
4.9
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
3.5%
percentile 89%
Public exploits
0
none known

Directory traversal vulnerability in the IM Server (aka IMserve or IMserver) in Ipswitch Instant Messaging (IM) 2.0.8.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to create arbitrary empty files via a .. (dot dot) in the recipient field.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

3.55% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.04.9AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N

Classification

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

References

  • aluigi.altervista.org /adv/ipsimene-adv.txt · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/487748/100/200/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/27677 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • securityreason.com /securityalert/3697 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SREASON, x_transferred
  • aluigi.org /poc/ipsimene.zip · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred

Sources

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