Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 25, 2008· Updated Apr 23, 2026

CVE-2008-0946

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the IM Server (aka IMserve or IMserver) in Ipswitch Instant Messaging (IM) 2.0.8.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to create arbitrary empty files via a .. (dot dot) in the recipient field.

Affected products

Ipswitch, Inc./Imserver
cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=2.0.8.1
Ipswitch, Inc./Instant Messaging
cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:instant_messaging:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=2.0.8.1

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

aluigi.altervista.org/adv/ipsimene-adv.txtnvdExploit
aluigi.org/poc/ipsimene.zipnvdExploit
securityreason.com/securityalert/3697nvd
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487748/100/200/threadednvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/27677nvd

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