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CVE-2008-0946
Directory traversal vulnerability in the IM Server (aka IMserve or IMserver) in Ipswitch Instant Messaging (IM) 2.0.8.1 and earlier allows…
Medium4.9EPSS 3.5%
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Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the IM Server (aka IMserve or IMserver) in Ipswitch Instant Messaging (IM) 2.0.8.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to create arbitrary empty files via a .. (dot dot) in the recipient field.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.9 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.5% · top 11% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.9.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (5)
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/ipsimene-adv.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20080207 Multiple vulnerabilities in Ipswitch Instant Messaging 2.0.8.1 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 27677 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 3697 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- http://aluigi.org/poc/ipsimene.zip (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
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