CVE-2008-0457
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the FileUpload class running on the Symantec LiveState Apache Tomcat server, as used by Symantec…
- 10.0HighCVSS base score
- 11.9%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 3.9% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 2Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
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.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list 2 Exploit-DB entries for it. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit.
Show the exploits3
Exploit-DB2 entries
- Backup Exec System Recovery Manager 7.0.1 - Arbitrary File Upload (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 5078remote, windowspublished 7 Feb 2008Verified
- Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery Manager 7.0 - FileUpload Class Unauthorized File Upload (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 31072remote, windowspublished 5 Jan 2007Verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 5078 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
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Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 14 days later
· 14 days later
Published
- 17 years later
· 17 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 11.9% · top 3.9% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
9
- 5078 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 28787 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20080206 ZDI-08-003: Symantec Backup Exec Remote File Upload Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- ADV-2008-0413 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 27487 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 1019303 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/297171.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.02.04.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-003.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2008-0467 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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