Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 29, 2008· Updated Apr 23, 2026

CVE-2008-0408

Description

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.

Affected products

Hfs/HTTP File Server
cpe:2.3:a:hfs:http_file_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=2.2b

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

www.rejetto.com/hfs/nvdExploit
secunia.com/advisories/28631nvd
securityreason.com/securityalert/3582nvd
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486874/100/0/threadednvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/27423nvd
www.syhunt.com/advisories/hfs-1-username.txtnvd
www.syhunt.com/advisories/hfshack.txtnvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39876nvd

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