CVE-2008-5116

Exp

Directory traversal vulnerability in idm/includes/helpServer.jsp in Sun Java System Identity Manager 6.0 through 6.0 SP4, 7.0, and 7.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files in the filesystem of the IDM server via directory traversal sequences in the ext parameter.

Published: 2008-11-17 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-5116 is rated High Exploit Risk (80.7/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.00%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +3.28% 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-2008-5116

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-5116

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 0.72% 4.00% +3.28%
2 2025-03-17 2.88% 0.72% -2.16%
3 2025-03-15 — 2.88% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-5116

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-5116

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-5116

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sun java_system_identity_manager 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_identity_manager:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_identity_manager 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_identity_manager:6.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_identity_manager 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_identity_manager:6.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_identity_manager 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_identity_manager:6.0:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_identity_manager 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_identity_manager:6.0:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_identity_manager 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_identity_manager:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_identity_manager 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_identity_manager:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-5116

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