Perlbal: directory traversal vulnerability in the _serve_request_multiple
Published Apr 2, 2008
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.54%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the _serve_request_multiple function in lib/Perlbal/ClientHTTPBase.pm in Perlbal before 1.70, when concat get is enabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files in a parent directory via a directory traversal sequence in an unspecified parameter. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
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.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/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 2, 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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.54% (0.01538) | 73.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.54% (0.01538) | 71.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.18% (0.00175) | 36.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.34% (0.00336) | 72.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.34% (0.00343) | 70.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.34% (0.00343) | 67.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://search.cpan.org/src/BRADFITZ/Perlbal-1.70/CHANGES x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29565 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1045/references vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1652 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=440388 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41540 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1652
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1652
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://search.cpan.org/src/BRADFITZ/Perlbal-1.70/CHANGES | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/29565 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1045/references | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1652 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=440388 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41540 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1652 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1652 |
Change history (0)
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