CVE-2008-5116

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 4.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2008-11-18 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

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.

Affected products

Sun Java System Identity Manager: 6.0, 6.0-sp1, 6.0-sp2, 6.0-sp3, 6.0-sp4, 7.0 (+1)

References

http://osvdb.org/49767
http://secunia.com/advisories/32606
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-243386-1
http://www.procheckup.com/Vulnerability_PR08-09.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498487/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32262
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021170
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3128
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46554
http://osvdb.org/49767
http://secunia.com/advisories/32606
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-243386-1

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