Directory traversal vulnerability in archiv.cgi in absofort aconon Mail 2007 Enterprise SQL 11.7.0 and Mail 2004 Enterprise SQL 11.5.1 allo…

published 2008-01-25 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-0474

cvss: 5.0; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 3.3%; EPSS 3.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
public exploits: 1; Exploit-DB

Directory traversal vulnerability in archiv.cgi in absofort aconon Mail 2007 Enterprise SQL 11.7.0 and Mail 2004 Enterprise SQL 11.5.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the template parameter.

Timeline

2008-01-23 First public exploit (EDB-4977)
2008-01-25 Published

Exploit prediction

3.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

EDB-4977 Aconon Mail 2004 - Directory Traversal webapps, 2008-01-23
securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27427 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
lists.grok.org.uk http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-January/059856.html 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

exploit-db.com /exploits/4977
exploit
securityfocus.com /bid/27427
vdb-entry, exploit
lists.grok.org.uk /pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-January/059856.html
mailing-list, exploit
secunia.com /advisories/28617
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
burnachurch.com /67/directory-traversal-luecke-in-aconon-mail/
vupen.com /english/advisories/2008/0310
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2008-0464
NVD CVE-2008-0464

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Summary