CVE-2008-0479

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2008-01-29 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

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.

Affected products

Web Wiz Newspad: 1.02

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/28416
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3588
http://www.bugreport.ir/?/30
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486869/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27419
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019268
http://www.webwizguide.com/webwiznewspad/kb/release_notes.asp
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39863
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4972
http://secunia.com/advisories/28416
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3588
http://www.bugreport.ir/?/30

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