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CVE-2001-00541 exploit

Directory traversal vulnerability in FTP Serv-U before 2.5i allows remote attackers to escape the FTP root and read arbitrary files by appe…

Published 25 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
12.0%
percentile 96%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Directory traversal vulnerability in FTP Serv-U before 2.5i allows remote attackers to escape the FTP root and read arbitrary files by appending a string such as "/..%20." to a CD command, a variant of a .. (dot dot) attack.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

12.05% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-20461 Cat Soft Serv-U FTP Server 2.4/2.5 - FTP Directory Traversal · remote · 2000-12-05

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

  • osvdb.org /464 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB, x_transferred
  • archives.neohapsis.com /archives/bugtraq/2000-12/0043.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/5639 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/2052 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=97604119024280&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred

Sources

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