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 .
Published Jan 28, 2008
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.07%
Description
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.
Affected products
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- ≤ 2.2b
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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:C/A:C
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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.07% (0.03070) | 87.18th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.07% (0.03070) | 85.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.26% (0.01260) | 78.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 8, 2025 | 12.24% (0.12242) | 95.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 9.75% (0.09754) | 94.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.84% (0.00839) | 82.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 11, 2024 | 1.01% (0.01011) | 83.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 0.96% (0.00963) | 81.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 80.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 2, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 70.87th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 49.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28631 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3581 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.rejetto.com/hfs/?f=wn x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486873/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27423 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.syhunt.com/advisories/hfs-1-log.txt x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.syhunt.com/advisories/hfshack.txt x_refsource_MISCExploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39873 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/28631 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3581 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://www.rejetto.com/hfs/?f=wn | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486873/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27423 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.syhunt.com/advisories/hfs-1-log.txt | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.syhunt.com/advisories/hfshack.txt | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39873 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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