CVE-2008-0457 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the FileUpload class running on the Symantec LiveState Apache Tomcat server, as used by Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery Manager 7.0 and 7.0.1, allows remote attackers to upload and execute arbitrary JSP files via unknown vectors.

Published: 2008-02-07

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 29.8% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:symantec:backupexec_system_recovery:7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:symantec:backupexec_system_recovery:7.01:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.29751.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/28787
http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/297171.htm
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487688/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27487
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019303
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.02.04.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0413
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-003.html
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5078

History

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Subscriptions

Symantec Backupexec System Recovery

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-02-07T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T07:46:54.620Z

Reserved: 2008-01-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-0457

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-02-07T21:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-0457

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-20

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