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 remote authenticated users to create arbitrary empty files via a .. (dot dot) in the recipient field.
Published:Feb 25, 2008
Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
EPS:Feb 25, 2008
EPSS Score:0.00058
CVSS Score:4.9
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Ipswitch
Product
Imserver
Ipswitch
Imserver
Vendor
Ipswitch
Product
Instant Messaging
Ipswitch
Instant Messaging
Exploits
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
