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TI-2008-00909 Aliases CVE-2008-0946GHSA-jxx6-3r86-qh2g

Directory traversal vulnerability in the IM Server (aka IMserve or IMserver) in Ipswitch…

Priority LOW 29CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in the IM Server (aka IMserve or IMserver) in Ipswitch Instant Messaging (IM) 2.0.8.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to create arbitrary empty files via a .. (dot dot) in the recipient field.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03547 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged 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 · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.0.8.1VulnerableIpswitch
cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:instant_messaging:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.0.8.1VulnerableIpswitch
  • cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.0.8.1 Vulnerable ·Ipswitch
  • cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:instant_messaging:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.0.8.1 Vulnerable ·Ipswitch

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-0946
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jxx6-3r86-qh2g

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 1

  • TI-2007-03836 The IM Server (aka IMserve or IMserver) 2.0.5.30 and probably earlier in Ipswitch Instant… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2008-00908 Format string vulnerability in the logging function in the IM Server (aka IMserve or… CVSS 2.0LOW 3.5

Sources

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