THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2008-0457
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2008-0457

Backupexec System Recovery vulnerability

CVSS
10.0
EPSS
11.9%
EPSS pct
96th
Exploited
No known
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the FileUpload class running on the Symantec LiveState Apache Tomcat server, as used by Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery Manager 7.0 and 7.0.1, allows remote attackers to upload and execute arbitrary JSP files via unknown vectors.
Affected vendor
Symantec
Affected product
Backupexec System Recovery
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation
Published
2008-02-07

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 11.9% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 96% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2008-0457

  • Confirm whether Symantec Backupexec System Recovery is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2008-0457.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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