MEDIUM
Directory traversal vulnerability in RTE_file_browser.asp in Web Wiz NewsPad 1.02 allows remote attackers to list arbitrary directories, and .txt and .zip files, via a .....\\\ in the sub parameter
Published Jan 29, 2008
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.88%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in RTE_file_browser.asp in Web Wiz NewsPad 1.02 allows remote attackers to list arbitrary directories, and .txt and .zip files, via a .....\\\ in the sub parameter.
Affected products
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.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.88% 0.03878
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03878
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 (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.88% (0.03878) | 89.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.88% (0.03878) | 88.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 22, 2025 | 11.14% (0.11137) | 93.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 8.62% (0.08624) | 91.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 15.67% (0.15674) | 91.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 8.07% (0.08073) | 91.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 1.78% (0.01778) | 87.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.56% (0.00565) | 78.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 25, 2024 | 0.44% (0.00442) | 74.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.49% (0.00486) | 75.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 9, 2023 | 0.49% (0.00486) | 72.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.47% (0.00471) | 71.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 11.00% (0.10995) | 94.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 11.00% (0.10995) | 94.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 11.00% (0.10995) | 88.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (9)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28416 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3588 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.bugreport.ir/?/30 x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486869/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27419 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019268 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKExploit
- http://www.webwizguide.com/webwiznewspad/kb/release_notes.asp x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39863 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4972 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/28416 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3588 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://www.bugreport.ir/?/30 | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486869/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27419 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019268 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKExploit | |
| http://www.webwizguide.com/webwiznewspad/kb/release_notes.asp | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39863 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4972 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 29, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jan 29, 2008
Link CVE-2008-0479
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a