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TI-2008-00384 Aliases CVE-2008-0409GHSA-73wm-mmp3-692g

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in HTTP File Server (HFS) before 2.2c allows…

Priority LOW 23CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in HTTP File Server (HFS) before 2.2c allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the userinfo subcomponent of a URL.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01343 71st 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-2008-0409
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-73wm-mmp3-692g

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-2008-00382 HTTP File Server (HFS) before 2.2c tags HTTP request log entries with the username sent… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0

Sources

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