THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2008-2717
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2008-2717

Apache Webserver vulnerability

CVSS
6.5
EPSS
3.0%
EPSS pct
86th
Exploited
No known
TYPO3 4.0.x before 4.0.9, 4.1.x before 4.1.7, and 4.2.x before 4.2.1, uses an insufficiently restrictive default fileDenyPattern for Apache, which allows remote attackers to bypass security restrictions and upload configuration files such as .htaccess, or conduct file upload attacks using multiple extensions.
Affected vendor
Apache
Affected product
Apache Webserver
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-264 — Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Published
2008-06-16

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring single-factor authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality, partial impact to integrity, partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 3.0% 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-2008-2717

  • Confirm whether Apache Apache Webserver is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2008-2717.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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