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TI-2008-00382 Aliases CVE-2008-0407GHSA-hgfm-c2w9-5xf5

HTTP File Server (HFS) before 2.2c tags HTTP request log entries with the username sent…

Priority LOW 26CWE-287Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.

Summary

HTTP File Server (HFS) before 2.2c tags HTTP request log entries with the username sent during HTTP Basic Authentication, regardless of whether authentication succeeded, which might make it more difficult for an administrator to determine who made a remote request.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01566 75th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:hfs:http_file_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.2bVulnerableHfs
  • cpe:2.3:a:hfs:http_file_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.2b Vulnerable ·Hfs

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-0407
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hgfm-c2w9-5xf5

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • TI-2008-00380 Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in HTTP File Server (HFS) before 2.2c, when… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2008-00383 HTTP File Server (HFS) before 2.2c allows remote attackers to append arbitrary text to… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.4
  • TI-2008-00381 HTTP File Server (HFS) before 2.2c, when account names are used as log filenames, allows… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2008-00385 HTTP File Server (HFS) before 2.2c allows remote attackers to obtain configuration and… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2008-00384 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in HTTP File Server (HFS) before 2.2c allows… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3

Sources

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