TI-2008-00383 Aliases CVE-2008-0408 GHSA-pggf-4mfg-vr7g

HTTP File Server (HFS) before 2.2c allows remote attackers to append arbitrary text to…

LOW 32CWE-287Published 2008-01-28 · Updated 2024-08-07

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 · Partial · 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 allows remote attackers to append arbitrary text to the log file by using the base64 representation of this text during HTTP Basic Authentication.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01707 77th 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

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:hfs:http_file_server::::::::	up to 2.2b	Vulnerable	Hfs

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

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-0408
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pggf-4mfg-vr7g

References

Exploit 1

http://www.rejetto.com/hfs/?f=wn

Advisory 1

3582

Other 2

TI-2008-00380 Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in HTTP File Server (HFS) before 2.2c, when… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-2008-00381 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-2008-00382 HTTP File Server (HFS) before 2.2c tags HTTP request log entries with the username sent… 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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