Directory traversal vulnerability in BitDefender Update Server (http.exe), as used in BitDefender products including Security for Fileservers and Enterprise Manager (BDEM), allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via .
Published Jan 23, 2008
7.8
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 8.53%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in BitDefender Update Server (http.exe), as used in BitDefender products including Security for Fileservers and Enterprise Manager (BDEM), allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via .. (dot dot) sequences in an HTTP request.
Affected products
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No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 8.53% (0.08531) | 94.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 8.53% (0.08531) | 94.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 7.79% (0.07791) | 91.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 3.33% (0.03329) | 91.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.32% (0.01316) | 86.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 19, 2024 | 1.96% (0.01961) | 88.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 3, 2023 | 2.15% (0.02149) | 87.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.09% (0.02088) | 87.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 7.20% (0.07197) | 92.42th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 7.20% (0.07197) | 91.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.20% (0.07197) | 80.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://oliver.greyhat.de/2008/01/19/bitdefender-unauthorized-remote-file-access-vulnerability/ x_refsource_MISC
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28578 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3568 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.oliverkarow.de/research/bitdefender.txt x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486701/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27358 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0213 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39802 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://oliver.greyhat.de/2008/01/19/bitdefender-unauthorized-remote-file-access-vulnerability/ | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/28578 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3568 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://www.oliverkarow.de/research/bitdefender.txt | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486701/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27358 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0213 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39802 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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