CVE-2008-1169 EXPLOIT
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.8% (pctl 86)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the embedded HTTP server in SCI Photo Chat Server 3.4.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a "..\" (dot dot backslash) or "../" (dot dot forward slash) in the GET command.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 2.82% — more likely to be exploited than 86% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-03-05 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| simm-comm | sci photo chat |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | SIMM-Comm SCI Photo Chat 3.4.9 - Directory Traversal | 2008-02-19 |
References
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/scichatdt-adv.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27872
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0614
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40655
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/scichatdt-adv.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27872
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0614
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40655
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