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CVE-2008-4281

Directory traversal vulnerability in VMWare ESXi 3.5 before ESXe350-200810401-O-UG and ESX 3.5 before ESX350-200810201-U

Directory traversal vulnerability in VMWare ESXi 3.5 before ESXe350-200810401-O-UG and ESX 3.5 before ESX350-200810201-UG allows administrators with the Datastore.FileManagement privilege to gain privileges via unknown vectors.

HIGH · CVSS 9.3 EPSS 0.0028
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules8 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
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Affected Products & Versions

2
vmware esx<= 3.5
vmware esxi<= 3.5
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
producthighESXi Admin Permission Assigned To Account Via ESXCLI
productmediumESXi Storage Information Discovery Via ESXCLI
productmediumESXi Network Configuration Discovery Via ESXCLI
productmediumESXi VSAN Information Discovery Via ESXCLI
productmediumESXi System Information Discovery Via ESXCLI
productmediumESXi VM Kill Via ESXCLI
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Scoring & Timeline

9.3
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD10 Nov 2008 · 02:12 PM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000042.htmlPatch
http://secunia.com/advisories/32624Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498138/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32172
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021155
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0018.html
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