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TI-2008-04217 Aliases CVE-2008-4421GHSA-hhrq-f8g9-5m25

Directory traversal vulnerability in MetaGauge 1.0.0.17, and probably other versions…

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in MetaGauge 1.0.0.17, and probably other versions before 1.0.3.38, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a "..\" (dot dot backslash) in the URL.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03788 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
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:hammer-software:metagauge:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.0.0.20VulnerableHammer-software
cpe:2.3:a:hammer-software:metagauge:1.0.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.0.17VulnerableHammer-software
  • cpe:2.3:a:hammer-software:metagauge:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.0.0.20 Vulnerable ·Hammer-software
  • cpe:2.3:a:hammer-software:metagauge:1.0.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0.17 Vulnerable ·Hammer-software

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-4421
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hhrq-f8g9-5m25
  3. 2026-11-04 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

Other 1

Sources

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