CVE-2008-0466
Web Wiz RTE_file_browser.asp in, as used in Web Wiz Rich Text Editor 4.0, Web Wiz Forums 9.07, and Web Wiz Newspad 1.02, does not require…
- 5.0MediumCVSS base score
- 4.9%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 7.8% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 2Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Web Wiz RTE_file_browser.asp in, as used in Web Wiz Rich Text Editor 4.0, Web Wiz Forums 9.07, and Web Wiz Newspad 1.02, does not require authentication, which allows remote attackers to list directories and read files. NOTE: this can be leveraged for listings outside the configured directory tree by exploiting a separate directory traversal vulnerability.
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. 2 references of the record are tagged as an exploit.
Show the exploits4
Exploit-DB2 entries
- Web Wiz Forums 9.07 - 'sub' Directory Traversal (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 4970webapps, asppublished 23 Jan 2008Verified
- Web Wiz Rich Text Editor 4.0 - Multiple Vulnerabilities (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 4971webapps, asppublished 23 Jan 2008Verified
References tagged exploit2 references
- 4970 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 4971 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
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Timeline
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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 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.9% · top 7.8% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
10
- 20080123 Web Wiz Rich Text Editor Directory traversal + HTM/HTML filecreation on the server (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 4970 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 4971 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 27419 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://www.bugreport.ir/?/29 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 3584 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- http://www.bugreport.ir/?/31 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 1019267 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://www.webwizguide.com/webwizrichtexteditor/kb/release_notes.asp (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20080123 Web Wiz Forums Directory traversal (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_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-2008-0476 (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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