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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 25, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2008-0946

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.

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Affected products

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  • Ipswitch, Inc./Imserver2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.0.8.1
    • (no CPE)range: <=2.0.8.1
  • Ipswitch, Inc./Instant Messaging2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:instant_messaging:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:instant_messaging:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.0.8.1
    • (no CPE)range: <=2.0.8.1
  • Ipswitch, Inc./Imail Serverllm-fuzzy
    Range: <=2.0.8.1

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