CVE-2008-5315
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedDirectory traversal vulnerability in the web interface in Apple iPhone Configuration Web Utility 1.0 on Windows allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceDirectory traversal vulnerability in the web interface of Apple iPhone Configuration Web Utility 1.0 on Windows allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files on the system by manipulating file paths with '..' sequences in HTTP requests.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 1.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Apple iPhone Configuration Web Utility is installedCheck Program Files for an Apple folder containing iPhone Configuration Web Utility, or look for the entry in Add/Remove Programs (Windows) or Programs and FeaturesAffected if The Apple iPhone Configuration Web Utility application is present on the system
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Verify the installed version is 1.0Locate the iPhoneConfigurationUtility.exe file, right-click and select Properties, then check the Version or Product Version field under the Details tabAffected if The version number displayed is exactly 1.0
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Confirm the web interface service is runningOpen Services.msc and look for a service named iPhone Configuration Web Utility, or check Task Manager for the iPhoneConfigurationUtility.exe process, or use netstat to check for any listening ports associated with the applicationAffected if The service is running or the application process is active
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Verify the web interface is network-accessibleAttempt to access the web interface locally (http://localhost:PORT or http://127.0.0.1:PORT where PORT is the application's configured port) or check Windows Firewall rules for inbound allowances for the applicationAffected if The web interface responds to HTTP requests or firewall rules permit external access to it
The system is affected if Apple iPhone Configuration Web Utility version 1.0 is installed on Windows with its web interface component enabled and accessible.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataRestrict network access to the iPhone Configuration Web Utility to trusted networks only; if the software is obsolete, decommission or migrate to supported alternatives.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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