CVE-2008-0656

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in dmclTrace.jsp in EMC Documentum Administrator 5.3.0.313 and Webtop 5.3.0.317 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via the filename attribute.

Published: 2008-02-07 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-0656 is rated High Risk (69.4/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.65%). Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-0656

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 2026-06-15 2.50% 2.65% +0.15%
2 2025-10-28 2.08% 2.50% +0.41%
3 2025-03-17 2.08%

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-0656

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-0656

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-0656

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
emc documentum_administrator 4.2.8 cpe:2.3:a:emc:documentum_administrator:4.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc documentum_administrator 5.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:emc:documentum_administrator:5.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc documentum_administrator 5.2.5_sp2 cpe:2.3:a:emc:documentum_administrator:5.2.5_sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc documentum_administrator 5.3.0.313 cpe:2.3:a:emc:documentum_administrator:5.3.0.313:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc documentum_webtop 5.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:emc:documentum_webtop:5.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc documentum_webtop 5.2.5_sp2 cpe:2.3:a:emc:documentum_webtop:5.2.5_sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc documentum_webtop 5.3.0.317 cpe:2.3:a:emc:documentum_webtop:5.3.0.317:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-0656

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