CVE-2008-0338 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.8% (pctl 86)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 2.81% — more likely to be exploited than 86% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-01-17 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| miniweb http server | miniweb http server |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Miniweb 0.8.19 - Multiple Vulnerabilities | 2008-01-16 |
References
- 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
- 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
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