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CVE-2008-0409

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-0409 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in HTTP File Server (HFS) versions prior to 2.2c, allowing remote attackers to inject malicious web scripts through the userinfo subcomponent of a URL. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium attack complexity with no authentication required, and its successful exploitation could lead to information disclosure or defacement. Despite its age, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it is not a high-priority threat.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.2bCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:hfs:http_file_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.3MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.34%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
68.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0134 is in the 39th percentile among its peer group of 19,954 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

secunia.com / advisories/28631
Vendor Advisory
securityreason.com / securityalert/3583
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/39870
rejetto.com / hfs
Exploit
securityfocus.com / archive/1/486872/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/27423
syhunt.com / advisories/hfs-1-template.txt
syhunt.com / advisories/hfshack.txt