CVE-2008-0946: Ipswitch Imserver

Medium severity, CVSS 4.9. EPSS: 3.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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 Imserver: up to and including 2.0.8.1
• Ipswitch Instant Messaging: up to and including 2.0.8.1

Published 2008-02-25. Last modified 2026-06-16.