CVE-2008-4421

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2008-10-07 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in MetaGauge 1.0.0.17, and probably other versions before 1.0.3.38, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a "..\" (dot dot backslash) in the URL.

Affected products

Hammer-Software Metagauge: through 1.0.0.20; 1.0.0.17

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/32094
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4360
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497039/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31596
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2747
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45697
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6686
http://secunia.com/advisories/32094
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4360
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497039/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31596
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2747

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