CVE-2008-0338

MiniWeb HTTP Server 0.8.19 - Path Traversal via Partially Encoded Dot Dot Sequences

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-0338. PoCs published by Hamid Ebadi.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The document describes two vulnerabilities in MiniWeb 0.8.19: a directory traversal flaw in mwGetLocalFileName() and a heap-based buffer overflow in _mwProcessReadSocket(). It includes proof-of-concept examples for both issues but does not provide functional exploit code.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the mwGetLocalFileName function in http.c in MiniWeb HTTP Server 0.8.19 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files and list arbitrary directories via a (1) .%2e (partially encoded dot dot) or (2) %2e%2e (encoded dot dot) in the URI.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Hamid Ebadi · textremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4923

The document describes two vulnerabilities in MiniWeb 0.8.19: a directory traversal flaw in mwGetLocalFileName() and a heap-based buffer overflow in _mwProcessReadSocket(). It includes proof-of-concept examples for both issues but does not provide functional exploit code.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak | Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: MiniWeb 0.8.19
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the MiniWeb server
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://www.bugtraq.ir/adv/miniweb_english.pdf
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39713
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4923
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0176
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/28512
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27319

Scores

EPSS 0.0281
EPSS Percentile 84.7%

Details

CWE
CWE-22
Status published
Products (1)
miniweb_http_server/miniweb_http_server 0.8.19
Published Jan 17, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026