CVE-2008-0405
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in HTTP File Server (HFS) before 2.2c, when account...
CVE-2008-0405 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Hfs Http File Server, published January 28, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.07%, the 87th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 10.0 HighCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 3.07%EPSS, 87th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
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.
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-0405- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-0405- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-0415No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2008-0415- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fjph-hqxw-hjp5No score
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in HTTP File Server (HFS) before 2.2c, when account...
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.
- Record
GHSA-fjph-hqxw-hjp5- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.