CVE-2008-1231

Exp

Directory traversal vulnerability in Edit.jsp in JSPWiki 2.4.104 and 2.5.139 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local .jsp files, and obtain sensitive information, via a .. (dot dot) in the editor parameter.

Published: 2008-03-10 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-1231 is rated High Exploit Risk (84.2/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.93%). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-1231

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
5112 exploit_db edb 2008-02-13 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-1231

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 2025-04-30 4.04% 4.93% +0.88%
2 2025-03-30 8.54% 4.04% -4.50%
3 2025-03-29 — 8.54% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-1231

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/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:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
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.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-1231

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-1231

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2008-1231 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (jspwiki), 13 status rows across 13 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, upstream): ignored 6, not-affected 6, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-1231

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2008-1231

Solution: Reference links suggest possible solution upgrade to latest version (2.6.1) at: http://www.jspwiki.org/wiki/JSPWikiDownload

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-1231

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
jspwiki jspwiki 2.4.104 cpe:2.3:a:jspwiki:jspwiki:2.4.104:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
jspwiki jspwiki 2.5.139 cpe:2.3:a:jspwiki:jspwiki:2.5.139:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
jspwiki jspwiki 2.5.139_beta cpe:2.3:a:jspwiki:jspwiki:2.5.139_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-1231

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