VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2008-0946
CVSS score4.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability3.55%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-02-25
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')