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medium 5.0

CVE-2008-0068 json

Directory traversal vulnerability in OpenView5.exe in HP OpenView Network Node Manager (OV NNM) 7.01, 7.51, and 7.53 allows remote attacker…

published 2008-04-16 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-0081

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
5.1%
EPSS 5.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in OpenView5.exe in HP OpenView Network Node Manager (OV NNM) 7.01, 7.51, and 7.53 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via directory traversal sequences in the Action parameter.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-31638)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

5.09% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-31638 HP OpenView Network Node Manager (OV NNM) 7.x - 'OpenView5.exe?Action' Traversal Arbitrary File Access remote, 2008-04-11
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28745 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • aluigi.altervista.org http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/closedviewx-adv.txt 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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