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CVE-2008-0457

40
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-0457 describes an unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the FileUpload class of the Symantec LiveState Apache Tomcat server, affecting Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery Manager versions 7.0 and 7.0.1. This critical vulnerability allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to upload and execute arbitrary JSP files, leading to complete compromise of the system. With a CVSS score of 10.0, it poses a severe risk with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA KEV, exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:backupexec_system_recovery:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.01CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:backupexec_system_recovery:7.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

10.0HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
11.86%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
95.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-5078 · Feb 7, 2008
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1186 is in the 93rd percentile among its peer group of 51,553 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, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 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/28787
Vendor Advisory
seer.entsupport.symantec.com / docs/297171.htm
Patch
exploit-db.com / exploits/5078
securityfocus.com / archive/1/487688/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/27487
Exploit
securitytracker.com / id
symantec.com / avcenter/security/Content/2008.02.04.html
Patch
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/0413
Vendor Advisory
zerodayinitiative.com / advisories/ZDI-08-003.html