CVE-2008-0338
Directory traversal vulnerability in the mwGetLocalFileName function in http.c in MiniWeb HTTP...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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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.
- Record
CVE-2008-0338- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-0338- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-0348 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2008-0348- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m4mr-h478-pp3f No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in the mwGetLocalFileName function in http.c in MiniWeb HTTP...
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.
- Record
GHSA-m4mr-h478-pp3f- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Miniweb 0.8.19 - Multiple Vulnerabilities | 2008-01-16 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-0338 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Miniweb Http Server Http Server, published January 17, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.81%, the 86th percentile. No source names a fixed version.