# CVE-2008-1145: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote attackers can access arbitrary files via directory traversal in WEBrick when backslash separators or case-insensitive names are supported.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 4 Mar 2008
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f279-rf2r-m6m5, MINI-g877-gp2c-x8fr, MINI-q2gw-f69f-5q77

## What is CVE-2008-1145?

CVE-2008-1145 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 4 Mar 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in WEBrick in Ruby 1.8 before 1.8.5-p115 and 1.8.6-p114, and 1.9 through 1.9.0-1, when running on systems that support backslash (\) path separators or case-insensitive file names, allows remote attackers to access arbitrary files via (1) "..%5c" (encoded backslash) sequences or (2) filenames that match patterns in the :NondisclosureName option.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1145?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Fedoraproject Fedora, Ruby-Lang Webrick.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-1145?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2008-1145 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-1145 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Ruby 1.8.6/1.9 (WEBick HTTPd 1.3.1) - Directory Traversal (exploitdb)

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-1145 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-1145 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 4 Mar 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-1145 exists.

Affected product: Fedoraproject Fedora. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1145/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1145/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1145
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1145
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-1145

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