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CVE-2008-0466

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 4.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2008-01-29 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-287

Description

Web Wiz RTE_file_browser.asp in, as used in Web Wiz Rich Text Editor 4.0, Web Wiz Forums 9.07, and Web Wiz Newspad 1.02, does not require authentication, which allows remote attackers to list directories and read files. NOTE: this can be leveraged for listings outside the configured directory tree by exploiting a separate directory traversal vulnerability.

Affected products

• Webwiz Web Wiz Forums: 9.07
• Webwiz Web Wiz Newspad: 1.02
• Webwiz Web Wiz Rich Text Editor: 4.0

References

• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3584
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1019267
• http://www.bugreport.ir/?/29
• http://www.bugreport.ir/?/31
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486866/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486868/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27419
• http://www.webwizguide.com/webwizrichtexteditor/kb/release_notes.asp
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4970
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4971
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3584
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1019267

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