CVE-2008-0479

Exp

Directory traversal vulnerability in RTE_file_browser.asp in Web Wiz NewsPad 1.02 allows remote attackers to list arbitrary directories, and .txt and .zip files, via a .....\\\ in the sub parameter.

Published: 2008-01-29 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-0479 is rated High Exploit Risk (70.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 11.14%, 93th percentile). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +2.51% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-0479

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
4972 exploit_db edb 2008-01-23 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-0479

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-11-22 8.62% 11.14% +2.51%
2 2025-03-30 15.67% 8.62% -7.05%
3 2025-03-29 — 15.67% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-0479

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-0479

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-0479

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
web_wiz newspad 1.02 cpe:2.3:a:web_wiz:newspad:1.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-0479

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