CVE-2008-0396
Directory traversal vulnerability in BitDefender Update Server (http.exe), as used in BitDefender products including Security for Fileservers and Enterprise Manager (BDEM), allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via ..
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 8.5%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in BitDefender Update Server (http.exe), as used in BitDefender products including Security for Fileservers and Enterprise Manager (BDEM), allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via .. (dot dot) sequences in an HTTP request.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.8 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 8.53% probability · 95th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 19 January 2008
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- bitdefender/update server
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 8.5% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. 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://oliver.greyhat.de/2008/01/19/bitdefender-unauthorized-remote-file-access-vulnerability/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28578Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3568
- http://www.oliverkarow.de/research/bitdefender.txtExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486701/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27358Exploit
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0213
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39802
- http://oliver.greyhat.de/2008/01/19/bitdefender-unauthorized-remote-file-access-vulnerability/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28578Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3568
- http://www.oliverkarow.de/research/bitdefender.txtExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486701/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27358Exploit
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0213
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39802
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.