CVE-2008-0946 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the IM Server (aka IMserve or IMserver) in Ipswitch Instant Messaging (IM) 2.0.8.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to create arbitrary empty files via a .. (dot dot) in the recipient field.

Published: 2008-02-25

Score: 4.9 Medium

EPSS: 3.5% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imserver::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:instant_messaging::::::::

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-0953	Directory traversal vulnerability in the IM Server (aka IMserve or IMserver) in Ipswitch Instant Messaging (IM) 2.0.8.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to create arbitrary empty files via a .. (dot dot) in the recipient field.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.03547.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/ipsimene-adv.txt
http://aluigi.org/poc/ipsimene.zip
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3697
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487748/100/200/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27677

History

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Subscriptions

Ipswitch Imserver Instant Messaging

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-02-25T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:01:40.116Z

Reserved: 2008-02-25T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-0946

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-02-25T21:44:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:50:39.603

Link: CVE-2008-0946

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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