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Fencer Vulns
medium 5.0

CVE-2008-0480 json

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Web Wiz Forums 9.07 and earlier allow remote attackers to list arbitrary directories, and .…

published 2008-01-29 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-0490

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.9%
EPSS 3.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 90%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Web Wiz Forums 9.07 and earlier allow remote attackers to list arbitrary directories, and .txt and .zip files, via a .....\\\ in the sub parameter to (1) RTE_file_browser.asp or (2) file_browser.asp.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-4970)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

3.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-4970 Web Wiz Forums 9.07 - 'sub' Directory Traversal webapps, 2008-01-23
  • securitytracker.com http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019266 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • bugreport.ir http://www.bugreport.ir/?/29 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

Sources

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