CVE-2008-5116
Directory traversal vulnerability in idm/includes/helpServer.jsp in Sun Java System Identity...
Directory traversal vulnerability in idm/includes/helpServer.jsp in Sun Java System Identity Manager 6.0 through 6.0 SP4, 7.0, and 7.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files in the filesystem of the IDM server via directory traversal sequences in the ext parameter.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Directory traversal vulnerability in idm/includes/helpServer.jsp in Sun Java System Identity Manager 6.0 through 6.0 SP4, 7.0, and 7.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files in the filesystem of the IDM server via directory traversal sequences in the ext parameter.
- Record
CVE-2008-5116- CVSS 2.0
- 7.8 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in idm/includes/helpServer.jsp in Sun Java System Identity Manager 6.0 through 6.0 SP4, 7.0, and 7.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files in the filesystem of the IDM server via directory traversal sequences in the ext parameter.
- Record
CVE-2008-5116- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-5095 No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in idm/includes/helpServer.jsp in Sun Java System Identity Manager 6.0 through 6.0 SP4, 7.0, and 7.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files in the filesystem of the IDM server via directory traversal sequences in the ext parameter.
- Record
EUVD-2008-5095- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hxp6-963m-8348 No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in idm/includes/helpServer.jsp in Sun Java System Identity...
Directory traversal vulnerability in idm/includes/helpServer.jsp in Sun Java System Identity Manager 6.0 through 6.0 SP4, 7.0, and 7.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files in the filesystem of the IDM server via directory traversal sequences in the ext parameter.
- Record
GHSA-hxp6-963m-8348- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-5116 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Sun Java System Identity Manager, published November 18, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.11%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.