CVE-2008-4281 describes a critical directory traversal vulnerability affecting VMware ESXi 3.5 and ESX 3.5. This flaw allows administrators with Datastore.FileManagement privileges to escalate their privileges through unspecified vectors. With a CVSS score of 9.3, it presents a severe risk, indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity that could lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no known active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 3.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esxi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.