THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2008-0405
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2008-0405

Http File Server vulnerability

CVSS
10.0
EPSS
3.1%
EPSS pct
86th
Exploited
No 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.
Affected vendor
Hfs
Affected product
Http File Server
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2008-01-29

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 3.1% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 86% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2008-0405

  • Confirm whether Hfs Http File Server is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2008-0405.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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