CVE-2008-0338

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Published Jan 17, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 2.8% KEV · Not listed

Description

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.

Affected Products

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:miniweb_http_server:miniweb_http_server:0.8.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-0348	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.8% (2.811% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/28512
http://www.bugtraq.ir/adv/miniweb_english.pdf
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27319
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0176
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39713
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4923

History

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Subscriptions

Miniweb Http Server Miniweb Http Server

Weaknesses

CWE-22

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 7:39 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jan 17, 2008, 9:07 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 7:39 AM
Reserved: Jan 17, 2008, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:49 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 17, 2008, 10:00 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:49 PM

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