CVE-2008-0405
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 ..
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.07%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 3.07% probability · 87th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- hfs/http file server
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28631Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3581
- http://www.rejetto.com/hfs/?f=wnExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486873/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27423
- http://www.syhunt.com/advisories/hfs-1-log.txt
- http://www.syhunt.com/advisories/hfshack.txtExploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39873
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28631Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3581
- http://www.rejetto.com/hfs/?f=wnExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486873/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27423
- http://www.syhunt.com/advisories/hfs-1-log.txt
- http://www.syhunt.com/advisories/hfshack.txtExploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39873
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.