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CVE-2008-0405

Published: Jan 28, 2008Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-22
10.0CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
3.1%
Top 13.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
2 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

CWE-22

Affected Products

hfs
aka http file server
http file serverOn-prem
Enterprise Software / document-mgmt
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Exploitability

2 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
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References

http://www.rejetto.com/hfs/?f=wn
rejetto.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27423
securityfocus.com
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3581
securityreason.com
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