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CVE-2008-0946 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/ipsimene-adv.txt CVEExploit
http://aluigi.org/poc/ipsimene.zip CVEExploit
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3697 CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487748/100/200/threaded CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27677 CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
ipswitch imserver
<= 2.0.8.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
ipswitch instant messaging
<= 2.0.8.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:instant_messaging:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-0946
NVD Published Date:
Feb 25, 2008
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2008-0946 Details - Not Deferred