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CVE-2008-0946

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.

  • Published: Feb 25, 2008
  • Updated: Nov 9, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2008-0946
  • Severity: Low
  • Exploit:

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Low
  • Score: 4.9
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N

CWEs:

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Software From Fixed in
ipswitch / imserver - 2.0.8.1.x
ipswitch / instant_messaging - 2.0.8.1.x