CVE-2008-0338
Directory traversal vulnerability in the mwGetLocalFileName function in http.c in MiniWeb HTTP Server 0.8.19 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files and list arbitrary directories via a (1) .%2e (partially encoded dot dot) or (2) %2e%2e (encoded…
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 2.8%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the mwGetLocalFileName function in http.c in MiniWeb HTTP Server 0.8.19 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files and list arbitrary directories via a (1) .%2e (partially encoded dot dot) or (2) %2e%2e (encoded dot dot) in the URI.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.81% probability · 86th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 16 January 2008
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- miniweb http server/miniweb http server
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.8% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28512Vendor Advisory
- http://www.bugtraq.ir/adv/miniweb_english.pdf
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27319
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0176
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39713
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4923
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28512Vendor Advisory
- http://www.bugtraq.ir/adv/miniweb_english.pdf
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27319
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0176
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39713
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4923
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.