CVE-2008-0405

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.

• CWE-22

• http://secunia.com/advisories/28631Vendor Advisory
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3581
• http://www.rejetto.com/hfs/?f=wnExploit
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486873/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27423
• http://www.syhunt.com/advisories/hfs-1-log.txt
• http://www.syhunt.com/advisories/hfshack.txtExploit
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39873
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28631Vendor Advisory
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3581
• http://www.rejetto.com/hfs/?f=wnExploit
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486873/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27423
• http://www.syhunt.com/advisories/hfs-1-log.txt
• http://www.syhunt.com/advisories/hfshack.txtExploit
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39873

Published

Jan 29, 2008

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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