CVE-2008-0405 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can create arbitrary files and directories or append data via path traversal in account names when logging is enabled.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-0405?
CVE-2008-0405 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Jan 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-0405?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hfs Http File Server.
How do I fix CVE-2008-0405?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-0405 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2008-0405 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-0405 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2008-0408 HTTP File Server (HFS) before 2.2c allows remote attackers to append arbitrary text to the log file by using the base64 representation of th
- CVE-2008-0406 Denial of service in n/a
- CVE-2008-0407 Information disclosure in n/a
- CVE-2008-0410 Information disclosure in n/a
- CVE-2008-0409 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fjph-hqxw-hjp5.