Hfs develops a lightweight HTTP file server product that, despite its narrow scope, operates in web-facing contexts where exposure to remote clients is common. The vendor's vulnerability profile concentrates on authentication and input-handling weaknesses—improper authentication, input validation bypass, path traversal, and cross-site scripting—that are typical of web application attack surfaces and tend to acquire public exploit code. Defenders should treat this product as a patching priority when exposed to untrusted networks; live severity, exploitation, and exposure counts are shown alongside this summary.
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact products developed by Hfs over time
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (6 CVEs).
6 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2008-0405HIGH Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in HTTP File Server (HFS) before 2.2c, when account names are used as log filenames, allow remote attackers to create arbitrary (1) fil | Jan 29, 2008 | 10.0 | 25 | NO | NO |
CVE-2008-0406MEDIUM HTTP File Server (HFS) before 2.2c, when account names are used as log filenames, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a long account name. | Jan 29, 2008 | 5.0 | 23 | NO | YES |
CVE-2008-0408MEDIUM HTTP File Server (HFS) before 2.2c allows remote attackers to append arbitrary text to the log file by using the base64 representation of this text during HTTP Basic Authentication | Jan 29, 2008 | 6.4 | 17 | NO | NO |
CVE-2008-0407MEDIUM HTTP File Server (HFS) before 2.2c tags HTTP request log entries with the username sent during HTTP Basic Authentication, regardless of whether authentication succeeded, which migh | Jan 29, 2008 | 5.0 | 15 | NO | NO |
CVE-2008-0410MEDIUM HTTP File Server (HFS) before 2.2c allows remote attackers to obtain configuration and usage details by using an id element such as <id>%version%</id> in HTTP Basic Authentication | Jan 29, 2008 | 5.0 | 15 | NO | NO |
CVE-2008-0409MEDIUM Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in HTTP File Server (HFS) before 2.2c allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the userinfo subcomponent of a URL | Jan 29, 2008 | 4.3 | 14 | NO | NO |
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (6 CVEs).
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